Stephen F. Austin
3-1
Princeton
2-0
Williams Goes for 10 Kills in Ladyjacks' Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament Opener
8/31/2018 4:26:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Sophomore middle blocker was SFA's only double-digit kill producer
HAMILTON, N.Y. - Sophomore middle blocker Anyia Wiliams pounded down double-digit kills for the first time in 2018, but her 10 terminations were not enough to offset a strong Princeton attack and SFA suffered its first loss of 2018, falling 3-0 to the Tigers at Cotterell Court on the campus of Colgate University Friday afternoon.
The Ladyjacks were limited to a season-low attack percentage of .048 while the Tigers operated at a clip of .225 on offense to keep their perfect record intact.
SET ONE | Princeton 25, SFA 18
• After SFA and Princeton swapped points through the first half of the opening frame, the Tigers were able to get the upper hand by closing the set on a 12-3 run.
• Early on, junior Danae Daron and senior Makenzee Hanna were able to help the Ladyjacks establish a strong blocking scheme for the Tigers' attack. The pair combined for a pair of blocks to help SFA grab three of the first four points.
• Princeton answered with a 5-1 run featuring two kills and a service ace to go up 6-4 and the Tigers increased their edge to 11-7 before the Ladyjacks strung together some points of their own.
• An 8-2 scoring spree by SFA featured two terminations from senior Haley Coleman as well as a kill and an ace from senior Peyton Redmond. Poised to increase their lead following the productive run, SFA instead watched the Tigers' attack come to life.
• Princeton's 12-3 surge to end the set was helmed by Devon Peterkin who slammed down three kills. In all, three Tigers put in a kill through that span but seven unforced errors by the Ladyjacks helped Princeton's cause as well.
• Though the Tigers did not put up any overwhelming offensive numbers (12 kills, .175 attack percentage), SFA had a great deal of difficulty getting its offense going and generated only eight kills while hitting .000.
SET TWO | Princeton 25, SFA 17
• The story of set two was Princeton's unyielding offensive attack as the Tigers pounded down 19 kills and hit .447 to open up a 2-0 lead.
• Nine of the Tigers' first 12 points came off of terminations and as a result Princeton shout out to a 12-9 lead before the Ladyjacks responded.
• Sophomore setter Margaret Dean served up an ace and Coleman added a pair of kills as part of a 6-1 SFA surge that put the Ladyjacks ahead 15-13.
• Much like what happened in the opening frame, however, the Tigers used a huge run to put the set away. Princeton's 12-2 scoring spree to finish the frame was highlighted by Caroline Sklaver who put down two kills and added a pair of solo rejections.
SET THREE | Princeton 25, SFA 20
• Half of Anyia Williams' kills came in the final set but the sophomore was the bright spot for an otherwise ineffective SFA attack. Though Williams hit .364, the Ladyjacks as a whole swung at a clip of -.021, committing 12 errors against 11 terminations.
• Maggie O'Connell slammed home a pair of kills during the Tigers' 4-2 run to start, but the Ladyjacks responded with three consecutive points to take their first lead of the match.
• Princeton bounced back and retook the lead before a 5-1 SFA run featuring kills from three individuals pushed the Ladyjacks up 13-10.
• Five SFA attack errors represented the entirety of Princeton's scoring in a 5-1 run that pushed the Tigers back up by a 15-14 margin. McKenzie Brewer capped back-to-back points by the Ladyjacks with a service ace but the 16-15 lead that resulted from it proved to by SFA's last.
• A 4-0 run put the Tigers back ahead for good and although SFA trimmed their lead down to one on two occasions Princeton had the answer each time and moved to 2-0 on the year.
KEY PERFORMERS | STATS OF NOTE
• Brewer and junior Ann Hollas passed out 11 assists each while the latter finished one dig shy of a double-double.
• Freshman Sabrina Monaco led the Ladyjacks' back line, scooping up a match-high 17 digs to go along with four assists.
• Coleman and Redmond added six kills apiece with the latter adding 12 digs and a block assist.
• Princeton was led by O'Connell an Peterkin who pounded down 12 kills apiece. Peterkin completed a double-double with 11 digs and was one of four Tigers who amassed double-digit digs.
• Sklaver finished with seven kills, two solo blocks and two block assists for the Tigers. Distributing the offense was Jessie Harris who passed out 35 assists to go along with 14 digs.
COMING UP NEXT
• The final two matches of SFA's schedule at the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament are set to take place on Saturday. First up is a 1:00 p.m. CT/2:00 p.m. ET tilt against Big Ten adversary Northwestern before the Ladyjacks take on host Colgate at 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET to close out their three-match stint in New York.
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