Box Score BALTIMORE – After one day at the Towson-Morgan State Invitational, the Stonehill volleyball team fell to Morgan State in their second match of the day in four sets on Friday night.
STONEHILL HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Mia Berardino registered a match-high 15 kills.
- Freshman Emaline Ealey posted a .304 attack percentage over four sets with eight kills on 23 attempts
- Kendra Sawyer paced the offense with 38 set assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Despite dropping the first two sets, the Skyhawks were not going away quietly and used a late rally to take the third set, 25-23. It appeared as if momentum was switching over to the Skyhawk bench.
Freshmen Samantha Loyd and
Cat Detweiler helped Stonehill jump out to a 6-0 lead in the third set, combining for three kills. Stonehill was able to fend off an early Morgan State comeback as Morgan State cut the lead to four, but the Skyhawks kept pulling away, leading by four 11-7 midway through the fourth set.
But Morgan State answered with a 7-0 run to take a 14-11 lead and they never looked back to take the fourth set, 25-21.
UP NEXT
Stonehill returns to the court for Day 2 of the Towson-Morgan State Invitational facing Quinnipiac at 10 a.m. on the campus of Morgan State.
