Brooklyn, N.Y. – Led by 13 kills from
Ashleigh Scozzari (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and the fourth double-double of the season from
Zana Daluz (Pawtucket, R.I.), the College of Mount Saint Vincent Women's Volleyball squad swept NYU-POLY on Thursday by scores of 25-20, 25-12 and 25-20. Thursday's win for the Mount snaps a nine match losing streak to the Jays, with the Dolphins' last win coming in a four set decision on October 7, 2006.
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Scozzari rounded out the contest with a match-high in kills and posted double-figures in the category for the second time this season. She hit .161 in the match and added seven digs and a pair of service aces.
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Daluz continued her solid early season play on Thursday and narrowly missed a triple-double. She wrapped up the contest with a match-high 25 assists to go along with 10 digs and a career-high eight service aces. Daluz also chipped in with a pair of kills for the Dolphins.
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Freshman
Brianna Walker (Pomona, N.Y.) picked up six winners for the Mount in the victory and added a block, while classmate
Maria Leineweber (Waimanalo, Hawaii) totaled three kills and nine digs.
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Mount Saint Vincent also received strong showings on Thursday from
Allison Regan (Carmel, N.Y.) and
Erika Moncada (Yonkers, N.Y.) who each lifted eight digs and posted four kills.
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NYU-POLY got three kills each from Noelle McKoy and Alyssa D'Apice. Alyssa Niquette led all players with 15 digs in the contest for the Jays.
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Overall in the match, Mount Saint Vincent held the edge in kills 33-11 and hit .132 as a team. The Dolphins also converted 14 service aces against just one for the Jays, while NYU-POLY took a 3-1 advantage in total team blocks.
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Thursday's win is Mount Saint Vincent's second straight and pushes it to 2-10 overall on the season and to 1-0 in Skyline Conference play. The Dolphins will be back in action again in league play on Saturday when they travel to Maritime. Match time with the Privateers is set for 11:00 a.m.
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