DANBURY, Conn. - The Western Connecticut State University women's volleyball team moved to 4-4 overall following a pair of matches on Saturday afternoon at Feldman Arena. The hosts fell to R.I.T. 3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20) before rebounding to blank St. Joseph's College of Long Island, 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-15). Graduate student
Victoria Alomar (Naranjito, P.R.) paced WestConn with a match-high 10 service aces in the victory over the Eagles.
In the opener against the Tigers, the hosts came back to seize an opening set win, 25-23. Things looked good, however, WestConn made some unforced errors throughout the remainder of the match that they were unable to overcome as RIT improved to 5-1. The Tigers would knock off the Eagles in the mid-afternoon match, upping their overall record to 6-1.
In the nightcap, Alomar added six kills, good for a .455 hitting percentage, while junior middle hitter
Taylor Rohan (Yonkers, N.Y.) chipped in with eight kills. Rookies
Ashlyn Zematis (Barkhamsted, Conn.) and
Helen Megson (Lebanon, Conn.) also got in on the action with three and two kills, respectively.
WestConn returns to action against visiting non-conference foe Trinity College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.