EAST STROUDSBURG – The East Stroudsburg University volleyball team extended its winning streak to five games as the Warriors raced passed Felician in straight sets, 25-13, 25-17, 25-22, on Tuesday night in a non-conference match inside Koehler Fieldhouse.
Having now swept four their last five opponents, ESU continued its red-hot stretch as the Warriors improved to 8-5 overall while the Golden Falcons dropped to 3-10.
Notables vs. Felician
- Graduate student Claire Choloux recorded a game-high 13 kills to go along with five digs
- Senior Sydney Stone totaled nine kills and Kaylee LoPresto contributed six kills, five digs, three assists and two aces
- Junior Taylor Haan did a little bit of everything for the Warriors with five kills, 31 assists, seven digs, three aces and a block
- Senior Makayla Baca (13) and junior Makaela McComas (10) each had double-digit digs while the duo combined for six assists and two aces
- For the Golden Falcons, Megan Barker had a team-high eight kills as well as seven digs, while Sophia Watterson added seven kills, 17 assists, four digs and two aces
- The Warriors out-blocked Felician (5-4) and had the advantage in aces (11-4), which included a career-high of four from Anna Coulter, who added five kills, one dig and one block. Sophomore Ava Hunt led ESU with four blocks, including three solo.
- ESU had a higher efficiency in all three sets and held an impressive .316-.140 edge in the category by the end of the match. In the first set, the Warriors posted a .593 hitting percentage after registering 16 kills and 0 errors on 27 attacks.
How it Happened vs. Felician
- ESU started the match on the right foot, taking a 9-2 lead before the Golden Falcons scored seven of the next 11 points to slice their deficit to 14-9. The Warriors settled back in by ripping off an 8-1 run (22-10) before ultimately closing out the set 25-13 for a 1-0 lead in the match.
- With the score tied at 3-3 to begin the second set, Felician went on a 7-1 spurt to grab a 10-4 lead. ESU responded with a 13-4 run, which included seven kills to go ahead 17-14. After the Golden Falcons took advantage of three straight attack errors by ESU, the Warriors wrapped up the set on an 8-0 run (25-17) to take a commanding 2-0 lead.
- Similar to the previous set, Felician found themselves in front 7-4, but the Warriors scored four of the next five points to knot it up at 8-8. The Golden Falcons answered back with a 5-0 spurt (13-8), but ESU chipped away with an 8-3 run to even the score at 16-16. With the teams still deadlocked at 19-19, ESU finished off the set by tallying six of the final nine points (25-22) to complete the sweep.
Up Next
The Warriors resume conference play on Friday as ESU travels to Millersville for a match at 7 p.m. inside Pucillo Gymnasium
