LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ- Peacocks fall to the Broncs in three sets (21-25, 11-25, 22-25) on Tuesday evening.
SPU recorded 32 kills and five aces, with Karoline T. Rodriguez Mendez carrying the scoring load with nine kills.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE-
Rider would open the set with a five-point run, with
Victoria Pruvost answering back with a kill, followed by
Addison Baglio serving and
Elina Arsov adding a kill to her line to cut the lead down to two.
The Broncs continued to cause issues on the offensive as they went on another six-point run with
Natasha Tejada and Mendez trying to pull the Peacocks back into the game.
Rider would receive points off a service error and a kill to end the set at 25-21.
SET TWO-
Saint Peter's tried to bounce back in the next set with Pruvost getting the first kill of the second match.
The Peacocks would only get 11 total kills as Pruvost, Baglio, Mendez, and
Alondra Fargas carried SPU offensively.
Rider closed out the set with a 9-1 scoring run to end it at 11-25.
SET THREE -
With Rider holding the match at a 2-0 set advantage, the Peacocks tried to get back into the game with
Julia Whaley kicking off a four-point scoring run after the Broncs took a five-point lead.
Later in the set, the Peacocks rallied behind Mendez to cut the lead down to 22-23, with Rider getting two kills to sweep SPU at 22-25
UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are back on the road as they head to Koessler Athletic Center to face Canisius on Friday, Oct. 30th at 6 p.m.
