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Daemen DAEMEN 14-9, 4-4 ECC
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Winner Mercy College MERW 12-16, 4-4 ECC
Daemen DAEMEN
14-9, 4-4 ECC
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Mercy College MERW
12-16, 4-4 ECC
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Set Scores
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Daemen DAEMEN 21 21 16 (0)
Mercy College MERW 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

Women's Volleyball Falters At Mercy

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. - Clinching an East Coast Conference Championships berth will have to wait for another day as the Daemen College women's volleyball team fell in straight sets (25-21, 25-21, 25-16) to host Mercy College at Victory Hall today. 

Daemen entered the match with a chance to clinch their third conference tournament berth in the last four seasons, but the upset-minded Mavericks had other ideas. After trailing 6-1 early in the opening set, Mercy rallied for a 25-21 win and virtually never looked back. The Mavericks moved to 12-16 overall and pulled even with Daemen at 4-4 in league play. Both teams sit in a tie for third place in the ECC standings. Daemen dropped to 14-9 overall.

The Wildcats powered down 44 kills in the match, compared to just 33 for the Mavericks. But, Daemen committed 24 hitting errors, including 11 in the third set alone. Mercy committed just four hitting errors, posting a .377 hitting percentage in the match. It marked the most efficient hitting effort against Daemen this season, and the first time the Wildcats have allowed a .375 hitting percentage or better since Oct. 21, 2017 vs. University of Bridgeport.

Loreto Nunez Casal recorded a game-high 14 kills for Mercy, and did so without committing an error in 28 attempts (.464 hitting percentage). Imani DeBose, the ECC leader in kills, chipped in with nine kills and a .444 hitting percentage. Natalia Garcia ran the offense with 26 assists.

Redshirt-freshman Ali Cousins (Eldred, Pa.) put down a career-high 11 kills for Daemen. Jenn Heritz (Granger, Ind.) (eight kills) and Courtney Bernard (Lancaster, Ohio) (seven kills) combined for 15 kills. Hannah McKee (East Highland, Calif.) contributed a match-high 40 assists.

Mercy snapped a nine-game losing streak in the all-time series with Daemen, defeating the Wildcats for the first time since the 2014 season. Daemen holds an 11-3 advantage in the series. 

Daemen plays a non-conference match Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Gannon University, and the Wildcats return to Lumsden Gymnasium to host Bridgeport next Sunday, Nov. 10. 




 
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