BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The D'Youville women's volleyball sought back-to-back East Coast Conference wins Saturday, but the Saints fell in three sets at Bridgeport.

Bridgeport (8-6, 3-1 ECC) took the three sets by scores of 25-19, 25-19, and 25-17.

Set one started as a back-and-forth affair as the teams split the opening 20 points. Bridgeport took a 10-7 lead before a kill from Brianna Damstetter, an Emily Fischer ace, and a Bridgeport error tied the match for D'Youville (2-12, 1-3 ECC). Neither team would lead by more than four until Bridgeport took a 20-14 lead on a pair of Saint errors before closing the set on a 9-5 spurt.

D'Youville came out hot in set two and immediately built a 6-0 lead, fueled by three blocks combined from Nathalya Rocha and Damstetter. The saints would build the lead out to 13-6 before Bridgeport started the comeback. The Purple Knights rattled off seven straight points to tie the set at 13. D'Youville then took a 16-13 lead before Bridgeport rallied to take the lead for good at 18-17 off a Melanie Smith kill.

It was a similarly fast start for the Saints in set three as they built a 5-0 lead. Three Purple Knight errors fueled the scoring run. The Purple Knights responded immediately with a 7-0 run of their own. Bridgeport would not trail for the remainder of the set. D'Youville got as close as four on multiple occasions.

Notables

Sarah Wittek led the way with five kills for the Saints … Emma Wlostowski had 14 assists and 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season … Damstetter finished with four kills and block assists … Rocha finished with seven block assists and added two kills …

Up Next

The Saints return to the court on Sunday at Mercy at 1 p.m.

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