JERSEY CITY, N.J.- Saint Peter's (1-12, 1-1 METRO) lost to Marist in three sets (18-25, 21-25, 14-25) to close out the weekend.
The Peacocks recorded 34 kills and 31 assists, with help from
Alondra Fargas and
Victoria Pruvost.
HOW IT HAPPENED-
SET ONE-
Marist would open up the scoreboard with a four-point push as the Peacocks struggled to find an answer early on.
Karolina T. Rodriguez Mendez would help SPU answer back with a kill following an assist from Fargas; soon after, Mendez would get another kill to cut the lead to 2-6 in favor of the Red Foxes.
Marist added two more points after the kill, making the Peacocks call their first timeout of the set.
After the timeout, the Red Foxes would commit a service error to give SPU a point; the Red Foxes would get a kill to extend their lead to six points.
Marist would end their run with an attack error; the Peacocks would take advantage of the opportunity with
Valeria Pagan Munoz serving an ace to trim the lead.
With the set at 9-16, the Peacocks looked for some signs of momentum as Munoz got a kill in the middle of the set; Mendez got an ace to push the Set to 11-16
Marist went on a three-point run, making the Peacocks call their second and final timeout of the set.
Munoz would get an additional kill following an assist from Fargas to trim the lead at 12-21.
Ioanna Veveraki and
Julia Whaley would show up for the Peacocks as Veveraki would serve an ace and Whaley would get a kill to add to her line.
The first set would end with a kill from Marist to end it at 18-25.
SET TWO-
The set second would see the Peacocks strikign first after a striking first after an attack error caused by a block from Mendez.
Early into the set, both teams would go point for point, with Natasha Tejeda and Whaley getting involved to keep the game at 8-8.
Soon after, the Red Foxes added four points to the board to force the Peacocks to take their first set two.
Mendez would get her first kill of the set in quick succession after the timeout; Marist would respond with a kill of their own.
As the Red Foxes held on to their lead, the Peacocks would begin to come back following a kill from
Victoria Pruvost to have the set at 12-16
Later in the set, the Marist would hit the final blow to ruin any hopes of a comeback for the Peacocks, ending at 25-21.
SET THREE-
Marist would open the set with five straight points, making the Peacocks call an early timeout.
Soon after, Fargas would add a kill to her line following a
Briana Tuten assist; Marist would make a quick substitution and get two more points on the board to have the set at 1-8
Later in the set, Purvost would get a kill after a
Zumra Yavuz assist. Then Marist took control of the game by going on a four-point run. The Peacocks put an end to the run with another kill from Purvost.
In the final plays, Marist would close out the set and take the game with one final kill to close out the game at 14-25 in favor of Marist.
UP NEXT-
The Peacocks are back in action on Tuesday, Sep. 29th at Run Baby Run Arena, where they will face Rider.
