MAHWAH, N.J. – The Garden State was not kind to the Sarah Lawrence College women's volleyball team as the Gryphons dropped a pair of non-conference matches on Saturday to Ramapo College and Moravian University.
Ramapo 3 – Sarah Lawrence 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-20)
The host Roadrunners (6-6) held the Gryphons to just a .076 hitting percentage for the match as SLC could not recover from a bad first set.
Skyler Kawecki-Muonio Athena Kazos and
Claire Mitchell led SLC (10-8) with five kills each while
Mia Rector dished out 18 assists,
The Gryphons defensive effort stepped up to keep the second and third sets close as
Kaille Ferguson led both teams with 21 digs.
Davis Mathis chipped in 13 digs of her own to help their cause.
Moravian 3 – Sarah Lawrence 0 (25-23, 25-9, 25-11)
SLC staved off three set points in the first set before their counterparts from Pennsylvania closed out the set with a kill.
The Greyhounds (9-11) then allowed the Gryphons just 20 points over the final two sets for the victory while hitting at a blistering .317 clip for the match collecting 40 kills in 101 attacks with just eight errors.
The Gryphons were led offensively by Mathis with seven kills. Mathis also added 10 digs.
Ferguson once again led both teams in digs with 19 in the match while Rector served up 14 assists for the Gryphons.
NEXT UP
SLC will return to Skyline Conference action on Tuesday, Oct. 11, with a road matchup against Mount Saint Mary in Newburgh, N.Y. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. in the Kaplan Recreation Center.
