Hempstead, N.Y. – Sophomore
Julia Brown posted a career effort behind the service line, but the William & Mary volleyball team dropped its road match at Hofstra, 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-18), on Sunday afternoon. Brown served a career-best five aces as the Tribe (4-8, 0-3 CAA) fell to the Pride (13-5, 3-1 CAA) in straight sets.
The opening set was a game of runs with the Tribe tallying the first five points of the frame. The Pride quickly responded with five straight points of its own in taking an 8-6 lead. Behind the serve of
Brown, W&M produced a 6-0 jolt to reclaim the advantage, 20-18. Nonetheless, Hofstra outscored the Tribe 7-1 to claim game one.
In the second set, the Pride offense hit a second gear in securing the frame by double-digits. HU hit .531 and scored 21 of its 25 points via kills. Both the teams struggled offensively in the third set, but the Tribe struggled more. During the final frame, W&M recorded an attack percentage of .-040 as the Pride went on to close out the match.
Inside the Numbers
- Rookie
Lauren Merrill scored double-digit points (10.5) behind seven kills, two aces, and four blocks.
- Brown's five aces led all players in the match.
- Sophomore
Lauren Moussaid paced the Tribe back line with nine digs.
- Hofstra manufactured a methodical offense courtesy of a .302 attack percentage and 40 total assists.
Notes
Merrill made the first start of her career…Merrill tallied 10-plus points for the first time this year…Brown's five aces ranks 14
th for the most aces in three sets at W&M…Moussaid led the team in digs for the first time since Aug. 24 vs. Marist.
Quotable
"We couldn't get everything in sync at the same time - our first and second touch have to improve to give our attackers better access to the ball and couldn't get it working, so our sideout suffered. I thought our defense was pretty good and gave us some chances to score in transition. Either way, we have to go to work this week to prepare for our home stand next weekend." - head coach
Tim Doyle
Up Next
The Tribe opens a four-match homestand versus Delaware on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 pm.
