JERSEY CITY, N.J.- The Peacocks struggled against Fairfield as they lost in three sets (22-25, 22-25, 25-14)
Saint Peter recorded 32 kills with 32 assists, with
Alondra Fargas having 13 assists to help SPU stay competitive.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE-
Peacocks opened the first set with a kill from
Julia Whaley, and Fairfield followed up with a kill to tie the set.
Saint Peter's would take an early lead.
Victoria Pruvost and
Karolina T. Rodriguez Mendez showed up as they both put kills on the board, with
Elina Arsov to follow with a kill of her own.
The Stags would begin a four-point run to overtake the Peacocks and would ride the lead till the end of the set, where it ended at 22-25 in Fairfield's favor.
SET TWO-
Fairfield started off with a quick three-point run that would be stopped by a service error, where they would respond right back with a kill; a service and attack error in the Peacocks' favor would trim the lead down, with Whaley getting a kill soon after.
The Peacocks would lower the lead to one following a service error, with
Valeria Pagan Munoz putting up a crucial kill to give SPU the one-point lead at 19-18.
The Stags bounced back and took the lead, with Saint Peter's matching them at every opportunity as the game sat at 21-21, with Fairfield pulling away at the end to close out the set at 22-25.
SET THREE-
The Peacocks tried to find an answer for the Stags offense as Pruvost was able to get a kill early in the set, with Fairfield taking full control of the game as they began to pull away following a kill from Mendez.
As Pruvost and Whaley tried to get the team back from a 12-point deficit, the Stags would call the game with a kill and attack error that ended the match at 25-14.
UP NEXT-
Saint Peter's are off to New Rochelle, where they will face Iona on Friday, Nov 13th at 5 p.m.
