NORTH ANDOVER, MA- The Peacocks (5-18, 4-6 METRO) fall to Merrimack in three sets (25-27,12-25,16-25) on Friday evening.
Saint Peter's recorded six blocks and 54 digs, with
Victoria Pruvost putting up 11 kills to keep the Peacocks alive throughout the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE-
Merrimack came out of the gates swinging with an 8-2 run, putting the Peacocks behind, while Pruvost and
Zumra Yavuz worked to help SPU catch up.
Later in the set, Saint Peter's would go on a six-point run to tie up with the Warriors at 18-18 as Yavuz continued to pull Peacocks back into the set.
Merrimack ended up taking the set with a three-point run with
Ioanna Ververaki and Pruvost helping SPU push the set at 25-27.
SET TWO-
The Peacocks' struggles continued as they entered the second set, with Merrimack going on consistent runs as SPU were only allowed 12 points as
Karolina T. Rodriguez Mendez and Indria T. Benitez Dumeng put up the kills.
The set would end with Merrimack going on a 9-1 run to shut down the Peacocks at 12-25.
SET THREE-
The final set would see
Alondra Fargas, Pruvost, and Mendez putting in effort to pull the Peacocks back from an early Merrimack lead but were unable to, as the Warriors piled on the points later into the set, and an ace, attack error, and kill would send the Peacocks home at 16-25.
UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are off to Hamden, CT, where they will face Quinnipiac on Saturday afternoon on Oct. 24th at 3:00 p.m.
