Riverdale, NY - The University of Mount Saint Vincent delivered a dominant performance Thursday night in front of their home crowd, sweeping York College inside the Sharp Center. The Dolphins won by scores of 25-6, 26-24 and 25-12, bouncing back from their tough Skyline Conference defeat at the hands of Sarah Lawrence College just 24 hours ago.
Sophomore Anna Nolasco led the way with nine kills and six digs, while junior Sophia Mandalakis added seven kills and hit an impressive .667. Freshman Christana Estinval chipped in four kills, and Stephanie Rodriguez set up the offense all game long with 13 assists.
UMSV set the tone early, racing to a 25-6 win in the opening set behind a strong serving performance, including aces from Angelia Donnelly, Gabrielle Mills, Alysa Padgett and Rebecca Talbert. The Dolphins faced their toughest challenge in the second, edging York 26-24 before closing out the match with a convincing 25-12 third-set victory.
Donnelly paced the Dolphins with four service aces, while Mills and Talbert added three aces apiece. UMSV finished with 18 aces and 28 kills as a team.
With the win, Mount Saint Vincent improves to 4-9 overall and will look to keep the momentum in their favor next week against Farmingdale.
