EASTON, Mass. (Oct. 16, 2026) – The Stonehill volleyball team posted its second-best attack percentage, hitting .317 as a team, to hand FDU their first conference loss of the season with a 3-0 sweep on Friday night.
STONEHILL HIGHLIGHTS
- The Skyhawks hit .317 as a team tallying 57 kills on 126 attempts and just 17 errors.
- Sophomore Sam Loyd posted a .320 attack percentage with a team-high 13 kills.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Skyhawks found themselves trailing early in the first set, but unleased a 7-1 run to take a 10-9 lead midway thorugh the first set. It spun moment over to the Skyhawks bench, thwarting a late FDU charge with back-to-back kills by sophomore
Sam Loyd to take the first set, 33-31.
Stonehill kept their foot hard-pressed on the accelerator, hitting a staggering .353 as a team in the second set. Loyd was once again an offensive force, posting a .462 attack percentage with eight kills, while freshman
Casey McDermott paced the offense with 10 assists en route to the 25-23 win to take a 2-0 match advantage.
There was no looking back as the Skyhawks took a 4-1 lead to start the third frame. Utilizing a 6-0 run, Stonehill extended their lead to six, 12-6, which included a pair of aces from sophomore
Cat Detweiler as well as a kill and a block from junior
Annabelle Svenson. Sophomore
Haley Herndon sealed the set and the match with a kill to take the set, 25-20.
UP NEXT
Stonehill looks to take two from FDU tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. Catch all the action on NEC Front Row.
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