Oct. 14, 2006
Final Stats
The Iona College women's volleyball team upset Siena 3-2 in New Rochelle Saturday afternoon. It marked the second straight loss for the Saints in league play. The Gaels narrowly pulled out a two point advantage at the end of the deciding fifth game.
The Gaels soared to an early lead in game one thanks to joint kill efforts by Whitney Wright, Megan Dailey, and Morgan Young. Seven straight serves by Beth Holly brought the score to 10-5, as Holly contributed two consecutive service aces in the stretch. Iona held onto the lead from there and took 30-27 win in game one.
The tide would change over the next two games as Siena moved ahead with 30-13 and 30-22 wins. The Maroon & Gold fought back to even things up in game four. Iona banked on strong serves, scoring aces on four occasions. The team held a 12-8 advantage in kills and lead in hitting percentage .195-.056 in the game to come out with a 30-19 victory.
The match would be decided in game five which remained a close competition throughout. Kristin Allain started off serving for the Gaels, who scored three unanswered points right off the bat. The Saints kept up, evening the score at nine all. Both teams matched points from there, taking small steps to a 15-15 tally. An attack error by Siena's Kaui Robello and a kill by Allain finished off the win for Iona.
Siena was led by freshman middle blocker Burgandy McCurty who illled 18 of her 25 attacks without an error. Senior captain Christie Gustafson had 16 kills.
At the end of the evening, Holly totaled an impressive seven service aces to lead the team. Allain was first for the Gaels in kills and digs with 16 and 15 respectively. Shelby Erb also recorded 15 digs. Alyssa Morales was the top setter for Iona, adding 47 assists.
