WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary suffered a 3-0 setback to Stony Brook in the CAA opener on Friday evening at Kaplan Arena.
The Tribe (4-6, 0-1 CAA) built early separation in the first set, moving ahead 10-7 during
Ava Crabtree's serve and later 12-8 on a
Katherine Arnason kill from
Cate Hatfield.
The Seawolves (7-4, 1-0) answered to tie the set at 12-12, and W&M later went back in front 19-18 on a
Teagan Pocius kill. The visitors closed the set from there, taking it 25-22 after the Green and Gold pulled within 24-22 on an
Olivia Westfort kill.
In the second set, consecutive Westfort kills pulled W&M within 10-9, but a later stretch of three straight attack errors stretched the Seawolves' lead to 18-12.
Emily McKee added a kill and a service ace, and
Audrey Brcka and the Hatfield-Pocius block produced late points before the Seawolves finished the set 25-19.
A Westfort kill got the Tribe within 13-12 in the third set, but the Seawolves answered with three straight points and kept W&M from getting closer than four the rest of the frame.
Westfort led the Tribe's attack in the set with five kills, while
Sophia Van Name and Brcka added three apiece. The Seawolves won the set 25-19.
STAT NUGGETS
- Westfort paced the Tribe with 10 kills on a .375 hitting percentage.
- Pocius had a career-high seven blocks, including three solo. She added six kills.
- McKee dug out 17 balls, leading the Green & Gold.
- Hatfield totaled 28 assists.
UP NEXT
W&M has a rematch with the Seawolves on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Kaplan Arena.
