BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Pratt Institute women's volleyball team took the opening set before Immaculata University answered with a strong serving effort to win 23-25, 25-11, 25-17, 25-19 on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic East Conference matchup at the Activity Resource Center.
Colleen Russell (Asbury, N.J.) led Pratt with 10 kills, one ace and two block assists. Kelsy Padilla (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added nine kills and three aces to go with eight digs. Setter Eden Shih (Manhattan, N.Y.) handed out 25 assists and chipped in two kills and seven digs.
Maggie Hughes (Knoxville, Tenn.) led the defense with a match-high six total blocks (one solo), and Joanna Doyle (Warren, N.H.) finished with five kills and three block assists. Jamie Shoemake (La Crescenta, Calif.) added five kills, seven digs and an ace, while libero Gabriella Prieto (Amityville, N.Y.) collected nine digs and an ace.
The Cannoneers controlled the late points in the first set. Padilla's ace to the corner made it 16-12, and Doyle and Hughes teamed for a stuff to keep Pratt in front. Shoemake found the floor on the right side for set point, and Russell capped it with a kill for 25-23.
Immaculata swung the match with its serve in set two. The Mighty Macs totaled eight aces in the frame, including a decisive run by Angelica Santini Bulerin, to pull away 25-11. Pratt battled back-and-forth early in the third before a 5-0 Immaculata start and late aces created separation at 25-17. In the fourth, the Cannoneers closed to 23-18 on Prieto's service ace and a Russell kill, but Immaculata closed it out 25-19.
Pratt (3-13, 0-2) finished with 32 kills, six aces and six team blocks. Immaculata delivered 20 aces and 10 team blocks.
Immaculata (8-13, 2-0) was led by Damani Myers (12 kills, four aces, nine digs) and Santini Bulerin (22 assists, six aces). Mia Esposito added nine kills on .381 hitting, and Antonia Antolini contributed eight block assists and five kills.
Pratt has a week off before traveling to the nation's capital on to face Marymount University in an Atlantic East battle and a non-conference tilt with Catholic University. The Saturday, Oct. 25 tri-match starts at 10 a.m.
