NIAGARA FALLS, NY- Peacocks (6-21, 5-9 METRO) rally to beat Niagara in four sets (25-22,25-18,15-25, 25-26).
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.
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.
Indria T. Benitez Dumeng would close out the first set with a kill following an assist from Fargas at 25-22.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are back at home as they face Sacred Heart on Friday, Nov. 6th at 6 p.m.
