NIAGARA FALLS, NY- Peacocks (6-21, 5-9 METRO) rally to beat Niagara in four sets (25-22,25-18,15-25, 25-26).
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Saint Peter's recorded 71 total points and 50 kills, with
Elina Arsov,
Victoria Pruvost, and
Julia Whaley taking over the offense to help the SPU pull through.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE-
The Peacocks opened the first set with a four-point run, with Whaley getting the first kill.
Alondra Fargas played a critical role in the first set as she forced multiple attack errors and assisted to strengthen the point advantage at 12-4.
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Indria T. Benitez Dumeng would close out the first set with a kill following an assist from Fargas at 25-22.
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SET TWO-
The Purple Eagles went into the second set looking for revenge as they opened the scoreboard with a five-point run, with the Peacocks answering back with a 4-1 run of their own.
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Later in the set, Fargas continued to show as she assisted Arsov on multiple kills and forced attack errors as they took the lead at 12-7.
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Saint Peter's would try to extend their lead, with Niagara beginning to come back with a six-point run to cut the lead down to six points, but it was not enough as Pruvost would get a kill to end it at 25-18.
SET THREE -
With the Peacocks leading the series by two sets, they looked to sweep the Purple Eagles but would be met with resistance as Niagara would kick off a critical run to extend the series as Saint Peter's struggled to score in the third set as it ended at 15-25.
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SET FOUR-
Niagara tried to extend the series, but the Peacocks would open the set with a 10-4 run, with Arsov and Fargas being the main contributors.
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The Purple Eagles answered back with two kills but were met with a four-point run by SPU, which snowballed into an offensive push they could not find the answer for, ending the set with an attack error at 25-18 in the Peacocks favor.
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UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are back at home as they face Sacred Heart on Friday, Nov. 6th at 6 p.m.
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