Stevens Routs Regis In NCAA Opener
HOBOKEN, N.J. (November 11, 2016) – Stevens Institute of Technology women's volleyball senior
Mary Tobin hit .458 with 14 kills Friday night as the Ducks cruised to a three-set win (25-14, 25-12, 25-13) over Regis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The win moved Stevens to 32-5, and advanced it to tomorrow's regional semifinal against Clark.
Freshman
Casey King also enjoyed a big night offensively with 11 kills and a .409 hitting mark, while sophomore
Brianna Perez registered a game-high 32 assists. Junior
Sydni Horner and senior
Christina Sciarra combined for 29 digs defensively.
As a team, Stevens held Regis to just a .049 hitting percentage.
An ace on the initial serve from Perez set the tone for the opening set as Stevens opened things up on a 6-2 run, capped by an ace from freshman
Kayla Muraoka. A Tobin kill later on made it 16-6 Stevens, before the Ducks closed the set with five straight to go up 1-0.
Both teams opened the second tied 4-4, but Stevens responded by taking eight of the next nine keyed by three kills from King to go up 12-5.
Shelby Stewart made it 19-11 on a kill off a feed from Perez, followed by one from Tobin to make it 22-12 as Stevens cruised the rest of the way.
The Ducks kept their foot on the gas in set three when a 9-5 lead turned into 11-6 with Sciarra's kill. Regis responded with a 3-0 spurt to get to within two, but it's as close as they would get all night as Tobin's set-clinching kill put the punctuation point on the blowout.
Stevens' match tomorrow is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start in Canavan Arena.