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Emma Rose, Jamie Smith, Claire Archibald
IonaGaels.com
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Winner Iona College ION 16-6, 14-1
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Saint Peter's SPU 6-24, 3-13
Winner
Iona College ION
16-6, 14-1
3
Final
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Saint Peter's SPU
6-24, 3-13
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Iona College ION 25 25 25 (3)
Saint Peter's SPU 20 20 21 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Jonathan Stanko

Gaels Clinch Share Of Regular Season Title & Number One Seed

Iona sweeps Saint Peter's for 14th MAAC win

JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Iona College volleyball program clinched a share of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season title on Saturday afternoon with a sweep (25-20, 25-20, 25-21) of the Saint Peter's Peacocks at the Yanitelli Center.  The Gaels also secured the number one seed for the upcoming 2018 MAAC Championship for the first time in program history.

This is the third time the Maroon & Gold have clinched a share of the MAAC regular season championship.  The first came in 2002 when there was a three-way tie for first place with Manhattan and Fairfield. The last time was in 2004 when Iona knotted with the Stags at the conclusion of the regular season. Iona went on to win its first and only MAAC Championship in 2004, defeating the Rider Broncs and Fairfield in straight sets to qualify for the NCAA Championship.

MATCH RECAP

Iona won the first set 25-20. The spread of the set was no more than three points till the Maroon & Gold pushed forward to an 18-14 edge. The Peacocks got it back to within two at 21-19 with a service ace by Angelee Ng. Iona put it away with a kill and serve from senior Claire Archibald.

The Maroon & Gold jumped out to a quick lead in the second set but Saint Peter's took the lead at 5-4 and held it through the middle of the set. With the score tied at 15, Archibald had three straight kills to bring the Gaels back on top. Iona clinched the second set 25-20 with back-to-back errors by the Peacocks.

Saint Peter's hit a match-best .273 in the third set but it wasn't enough as the Maroon & Gold earned the exclamation point in the sweep, 25-21. Jumping out to an early lead, the Gaels led from start to finish and anchored victory with a 6-0 spurt that made the score 19-12. Senior Amanda Gannon served five straight points, three of which were kills by junior Tess Connolly.

STATISTICAL NUGGETS

  • Archibald led the Gaels with 14 kills, 14 points, 19 receptions and 11 digs. She had a .423 hitting percentage.
  • Senior Mia Bonsignore had a match-best .462 hitting percentage. She had seven kills and one block.
  • Connolly had Iona's lone service ace and contributed 15 receptions and six digs. She finished the match with the team's second highest kill and points total.
  • Senior Emma Rose had 37 assists, seven digs and one reception.
  • Saint Peter's had 13 service errors. It ties an opponent-season high; Manhattan also had 13 in the MAAC-opener on Sept. 15.
  • The Peacocks had five blocking errors, the most by a Gael opponent this season.

UP NEXT

Iona plays Rider tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Lawrenceville, NJ for a chance to win the MAAC Regular Season Championship outright.

The Gaels defeated the Broncs in five sets at the Hynes Center on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Each set was determined by three points or less.

Sunday is Iona's final true road contest of the season.

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