BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Sarah Lawrence women's volleyball team rallied back from a 2-1 series deficit Wednesday to defeat SUNY Maritime and remain unbeaten in Skyline play. Francesca LaRocca (Annapolis, Md./South River) finished with a game-high 20 kills in the team's first home win of the season and the squad's first win over the Privateers since 2013.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (4-5, 3-0) def. Maritime (6-5, 1-1)
25-23, 12-25, 27-29, 25-22, 15-11

KEY MOMENTS
It was the Privateers' second visit to Noyes Court this season, with the outcome much different than the previous meeting.

Tied 12-12 in the opening set, Sarah Lawrence scored six straight points to take an 18-12 advantage. Trailing 24-18, Maritime used five unanswered points to get within one, but a service error ended the game and gave the Gryphons a 1-0 series lead.

The Privateers tied the match in the second set, scoring the first five points of the game while racing out to a 19-6 lead and never looking back. In the third set, Sarah Lawrence held a 22-16 lead, but an 8-2 spurt from Maritime knotted the game at 24. The two teams exchanged points, but consecutive errors by the Gryphons gave the Privateers a 2-1 series lead. Facing elimination, the Gryphons forced a decisive fifth game with a 25-22 win in the fourth set.

In the final game, Maritime jumped out to a 4-3 lead, but Sarah Lawrence used three consecutive points to take the lead for good and defeat the Privateers by a 15-11 decision.

It was the team's first five-set win since 2014 and the first five-set victory at Noyes Court since 2004.

LaRocca's 20 kills are the second most in a single-match in program history, just one shy of Francesca Kohani (Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon)'s team-record 21 posted in 2016.

Sarah Lawrence finished with 51 kills in the match, a new team-record, breaking the previous mark of 45 set against St. Joseph's-Brooklyn last season.

Melanie Coleman (Forest Hills, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) finished with 18 kills in the win, while Lauren Kilroy (King of Prussia, Pa./Country Day Sch. of the Sacred Heart) added 39 assists and Camryn Sanchez (El Cernito, Calif./Albany HS) recorded 25 digs.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence takes a break from conference play with a match against King's (N.Y.) on Friday at Noyes Court. Opening serve is schedule for 7 p.m.