Box Score NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland volleyball team (5-14,0-4) traveled to Christopher Newport University (16-6, 4-0) Wednesday evening (Oct. 9) for a Capital Athletic Conference matchup. The Seahawks dropped the match with a score of 3-0.
St. Mary's College - 0, Christopher Newport University - 3
How It Happened
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St. Mary's College battled hard against the Captains and led late in the first set at 16-14. However, the Captains scored 11 of the next 18 points to take a 25-21 win and a 1-0 lead over the Seahawks.
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The Captains took a comfortable lead early against the Seahawks and would not look back as they secured a convincing 25-12 second set win.
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Christopher Newport held an early 12-6 lead over St. Mary's College and later extended that to a 20-8 lead. Ellyse Sutliff and Nancy Slaughter combined for a block to help stop the bleeding and helped the Seahawks start a three point run to bring the score to 20-11. Ultimately, the late run proved to be too little too late as the Seahawks dropped the set and match with a final score of 25-12.
Inside the Box Score
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Sutliff led the Seahawks in kills with seven while Kyra Feinaeur was second with six.
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Fatima Bouzid continued to lead in assists as she recorded 16 on the day.
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Senior Emily Benedict led in digs with 12 while Bouzid was behind her with five.
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