BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Daemen University women's volleyball team fell at crosstown rival D'Youville University 0-3 (17-25, 18-25, 20-25) on Sunday. The Wildcats were held to a .050 hitting percentage and 26 kills, while the Saints hit .238 with 39 kills. With the loss, Daemen moves to 10-8 on the year and 2-2 in East Coast Conference action, while D'Youville improves to 10-9 overall and 2-2 in ECC play as well.
D'Youville jumped ahead 4-0, but the Wildcats collected kills from
Audrey Johnson (Mequon, Wisc.),
Jolie Faw (Williamsburg, Va.) and Amelia Gonzalez (Juana Diaz, P.R.) to stay within 12-8. The Saints maintained separation and later scored four straight to move in front, 19-11. The Wildcats put together a three-point push with kills from
Mina Faw (Williamsburg, Va.) and Johnson to cut the score to 21-15, but D'Youville closed the set 25-17.
The Wildcats and Saints traded points early, with D'Youville taking a 9-8 lead and later pulling away to 12-8. The Saints would go on to stretch the lead to 20-14. A kill from Johnson's kill and a block by Gonzalez-
Payton Gaylor (Bowmanville, Ont.) got the Wildcats within 20-16, but the Saints remained firmly in the lead and took the second set, 25-18.
The Wildcats opened the third set with points from a
Mina Faw kill and a D'Youville attack error, then stayed in front through a 9-7 lead after a Johnson kill and an ace from
Jarielys Giraud (Orlando, Fla.). D'Youville moved ahead with a four-point stretch, 12-9, and after Faw's kill made it 12-10, the home team scored the next six points to build an 18-10 advantage. The Wildcats later got an ace from
Peyton Lowes (Northville, Mich.) and blocks involving Gaylor and Gonzalez, but D'Youville reached set point at 24-16. The Wildcats extended the set with four straight points, including two Johnson kills, before D'Youville closed it 25-20 to hand Daemen their second ECC loss of the season.
IMPACT PLAYERS
- Once again, the Wildcats were led offensively by Johnson who was the lone Daemen player to reach double-digit kills, finishing with 10 kills on 26 attempts while adding five digs.
- Gaylor posted a team and season-high six block assists on the day, adding three kills and two digs.
- Mina Faw finished with six kills and just one error on 13 attempts to hit .385 in the match.
- Giraud totaled 11 digs, three assists and one ace.
- Maddie Schamaun (Rockville, Md.) finished with 12 assists, three digs and one ace, while Lowes totaled 11 assists, one ace and two digs.
- Gonzalez finished with four blocks.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats return to Lumsden Gymnasium next weekend to host St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday at 11 AM and Mercy on Sunday at 11 AM.
