FLUSHING, N.Y. — D'Youville (13-10, 6-1 ECC) defeated Queens (NY) (3-19, 1-6 ECC) 3-0 on Saturday, taking the sets 25-16, 25-17, 25-17. D'Youville hit .342 with 41 kills and 10 service aces while holding the Knights to 23 kills and an .083 hitting percentage.
D'Youville's scoring stretches shaped the match, beginning with an opening-set run in which it won seven of eight rallies and later stacked four straight service points. The same pattern carried into the middle set, where D'Youville moved from a one-point deficit into a 9-6 lead, then later used a 6-0 run after a 13-13 tie to go ahead 19-13. In the third set, D'Youville again answered a one-point deficit by moving in front 11-8, and a seven-rally run from a 9-8 edge pushed the advantage to 16-8.
D'Youville finished with 41 kills while holding the Knights to 23, and its .342 hitting percentage stood against the Knights' .083. The serve also added to the gap, with D'Youville recording 10 aces and the Knights finishing with five.
Madeline O'Brien (East Amherst, N.Y. / Clarence) had 14 kills on a .478 hitting percentage with 15.5 points, while
Cameron Ulinski (Bretten, Germany / Marjory Stoneman Douglas) added 12 kills, four aces and 16.0 points.
D'Youville took control of the opening set with a mid-set surge, turning a 14-10 lead into a 23-11 advantage behind kills from
Gabrielle Dials (Columbus, OH / Gahanna Lincoln),
Madeline O'Brien and
Giselle Ramirez (Miami, FL / School for Advanced Studies).
Evelyn Sieber's (Williamsville, N.Y. / Williamsville South) service turn accounted for four straight D'Youville points, including an ace, a block involving O'Brien and Dials, and two Ramirez kills. After the Knights cut into the margin, D'Youville closed the set 25-16 on a Dials kill and an
Ashley Ballou (Eden, N.Y. / Eden) block.
D'Youville broke open the second set from a 13-13 tie with six straight points, moving ahead 19-13 behind
Cameron Ulinski's serve. Ulinski had two aces during that stretch, while
Madeline O'Brien added a kill and
Maddie Boglev (Hamburg, N.Y. / St. Mary's) recorded a block. D'Youville closed the set at 25-17 on a
Giselle Ramirez kill from Ballou.
D'Youville created separation in the third set behind
Giselle Ramirez's serve, scoring six straight service points as Ramirez delivered three aces during a push from 10-8 to 16-8.
Madeline O'Brien and
Cameron Ulinski helped D'Youville finish off the set with late kills, and D'Youville closed the set at 25-17.
Cameron Ulinski scored a team-high 16 points with 12 kills, four service aces and seven digs.
Madeline O'Brien led D'Youville with 14 kills on a .478 hitting percentage and added a block assist. Ballou finished with 29 assists, four digs and a solo block.
Gabrielle Dials added seven kills while hitting .385, five digs and a block assist.
Up Next
The Saints are back in action tomorrow as they face off against highly ranked Mercy University at 12:00 PM in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
