OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. - Try as they might, the Daemen College women's volleyball team couldn't make it two wins in a row as the Wildcats dropped a four-set decision (20-25, 25-18, 15-25, 17-25) on the road to the New York Institute of Technology in East Coast Conference action at Recreation Hall.  With the loss, Daemen drops to 2-26 overall and 2-13 in the league, while the Bears up their marks to 13-16 and 8-7.

The loss spoiled a tremendous effort from freshman Jakki Steck (Depew, N.Y./St. Mary's of Lancaster) who hammered home a career-high 15 kills to lead the Wildcats.  It was Steck's first game with double-figure kills in this, her rookie campaign.

Daemen also got 14 kills from senior Lindsey Nowak (West Seneca, N.Y./Immaculata) while freshman setter Katie McKrell (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) notched 35 assists.  Nowak added a career-high 10 digs for the first double-double of her career, while the Daemen defense was paced sophomore Amber Drzymala (West Seneca, N.Y./St. Mary's of Lancaster) and senior Chelsea Turcer (Alexander, N.Y./Alexander Central) who turned in 15 and 11 digs, respectively.

Kate Brock led a trio of NYIT attackers with double-figure kills, collecting a match-high 17.  Karolina Moderova and Katie Mattson added 13 and 10 kills, respectively. 

Allison Fowler racked up 43 assists while Becky Syers notched 19 digs to lead the Bears defense.

Daemen closes its 2014 season when the Wildcats visit Long Island University Post tomorrow for a 12 p.m. start.