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Apostol WVB recap vs. Queens
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Queens (N.Y.) QUE 5-11, 2-5 ECC
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Winner Daemen DAE 9-10, 5-2 ECC
Queens (N.Y.) QUE
5-11, 2-5 ECC
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Final
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Daemen DAE
9-10, 5-2 ECC
Winner
Set Scores
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Queens (N.Y.) QUE 25 21 17 16 (1)
Daemen DAE 21 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Lea Sobieraski Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Wildcats Oust The Knights In Four Sets

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen College women's volleyball team overthrew Queens College in four sets in East Coast Conference action.  The Wildcats topped the Knights 21-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-16 today at Lumsden Gymnasium. 
 
The results today drive Daemen to 9-10 overall and 5-2 in the ECC, Queens falls to 5-11 overall and 2-5 in the league. 
 
Sophomore middle blocker Cristina Apostol (Bucharest, Romania / Targu Mures) posted her second-straight 15 kill performance to lead the Wildcat offense.  Redshirt junior Courtney Scanlan (Ellicottville, N.Y. / Stony Brook) and sophomore Meghan Ballou (Eden, N.Y. / Eden) registered 12 and 11 kills respectively, while freshman Jenn Heritz (Granger, Ind. / Penn ) added eight.  Meghan Ballou also tallied 14 kills in the victory for her eighth double-double of the season.
 
Senior setter Katie McKrell (Webster, N.Y. / Webster Schroeder) dished out a match-high 43 assists and added seven digs.  Georgia Wicker (Woodstock, Ill. / Woodstock) registered her fourth 20-plus dig performance, recording a career-high 29 digs.  Kailey Ballou (Eden, N.Y. / Eden) and Ali Greenwood (North Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora) rounded out Daemen's defensive effort, notching nine and eight kills respectively. 
 
"I like how we responded to a sloppy first set.  We came back in sets 2, 3 and 4, and took care of the ball on our side," said head coach Stephanie Albano.  "Katie is doing a nice job of running our middles in transition to give us a balanced attack."
 
Queens was led by junior Leeks Hollis (Holtsville, N.Y.), the outside hitter doubled up with 13 kills and 15 digs.  Senior Kristen Moore (Medford, N.Y.) registered 35 helpers in the loss. 
 
In the opening set, the Knights tallied 17 kills and posted a .324 hitting percentage en route to their sole set win of the day, capturing the first set 25-21.
 
In the second set, the Knights jumped out to an early 10-4 lead, but the Wildcats outscored Queens 11-5 to even the score at 15.  Daemen used a three-point burst to take their first lead of the game 18-16.  The run included a kill from Scanlan capped by two straight-kills from Apostol.  Daemen closed out the set 25-21.
 
It was all Daemen in the third and fourth sets.  The Wildcats held the Knights to six kills in the third frame and eight in the fourth, for a .0325 attack percentage.  Daemen won the third set 25-17, followed by a 25-16 victory in the final set. 
 
Up next, Daemen begins the second portion of their East Coast Conference regular season schedule next weekend, traveling to University of Bridgeport and Mercy College on October 21 and 22.  The Wildcats first square off against the Purple Knights on Saturday (Oct. 21) at 12:00 p.m., followed by another afternoon contest versus the Mavericks on Saturday (Oct. 22) at 1:00 p.m.
 
For breaking news and continuing coverage of the Daemen women's volleyball team, follow @DaemenAthletics and @DaemenVB on Twitter.
 
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