Volleyball Finishes Strong
Bryant Volleyball Closes out Season with 3-2 win over FDU
TEANECK, N.J. – The Bryant University women's volleyball team closed out the 2011 season in style with a hard-fought 3-2 win on the road at Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday afternoon.
Game scores were 25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-11.
The Bulldogs finish the year 14-18 overall and .500 in the Northeast Conference with an 8-8 mark. The eight league wins are the most since Bryant joined the NEC. Last year, Bryant was 5-11 in conference and 6-10 in 2009.
On Sunday, the Bulldogs rode the backs of the senior duo of Maria Scocca (Melrose, Mass.) and Jazmin Stoner (Durango, Colo.). Scocca came up huge with 16 kills and five blocks in the match and was instrumental in closing the door on the Knights (17-13, 7-9 NEC) in the fifth and deciding set.
With the match tied 2-2, the Bulldogs raced out to a quick 6-2 lead right off the bat in the fifth. Fairleigh Dickinson would trim the lead to 11-9 but a kill from Stoner and two kills by Scocca pushed the Bulldogs to match point. Following a side-out by the hosts, Scocca ended the match with her 16th kill of the match and giving the Bulldogs the win.
Stoner had another solid performance as the senior hit .258 offensively with 12 kills and registered four of Bryant's nine service aces in the match.
Setter Jadith Lorenzo (Lawrence, Mass.) enjoyed a tremendous all around match as well. In addition to her 37 assists, the junior had five kills on 10 swings with no errors, plus added a pair of service aces, six blocks and 16 digs defensively.