GAME CENTER:
Wednesday, Nov. 6 – 7 p.m.
Post at Felician
Job Gymnasium – Rutherford, N.J.
Coverage: Live Stats Video |
Friday, Nov. 8 – 7 p.m.
Post at Holy Family
Campus Center Gymnasium – Philadelphia, Pa.
Coverage: Live Video |
WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University volleyball team wraps up the regular season with two road matches against Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponents this week. In a do-or-die contest with CACC tournament implications on the line, Post travels to Rutherford, N.J. to play Felician at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The Eagles then cap off the regular season at Holy Family on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Felician is just behind Post in the CACC North standings at 5-12 in the conference. The Golden Falcons (5-17) are 3-6 at home and have lost their last three matches, falling to Southern Connecticut 3-1 the last time out.
Holy Family is 14-13 overall, 10-7 in the CACC and is currently sitting in fourth place in the South Division. The Tigers are 8-2 at home and have won four of their last five matches, including sweeps of Goldey-Beacom, Georgian Court, Dominican and Bloomfield.
Last Time Out: Post 3, Goldey-Beacom 1 (25-14, 25-14, 26-28, 25-13) -
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Box Score
Seniors
Emily Wilman (Perth Amboy, N.J.) and
Stephanie Zarakas (Patterson, N.Y.) combined for 17 kills, 18 digs and four blocks on Senior Day. Wilman also recorded a season-high five service aces.
Freshman
Morgan Griffin (Plainfield, Conn.) posted a game-high 12 kills as well as three service aces. Junior
Julia Slyaktina (Moscow, Russia) added 38 assists, 14 digs, three kills and three blocks.
All-Time Series…:
With Felician:
Post lost to Felician for only the second time in series history earlier this season 3-0. Overall, the Eagles have a 17-2 record against the Golden Falcons, and Post is a perfect 6-0 when playing Felician on the road.
Results:
10/9/13 ................. H.............. L, 3-0
10/26/12 ............... H.............. W, 3-0
9/19/12 ................. A .............. W, 3-0
10/13/11 ............... H.............. W, 3-0
10/4/11 ................. A .............. W, 3-0
With Holy Family:
The Eagles beat the Tigers six straight time from 2003-2005, however, Post has lost eight matches in a row to Holy Family since. Post is 6-8 overall and 3-4 on the road all-time against Holy Family.
Results:
9/22/12 ................. H................L, 3-0
11/8/11 ................. A ................L, 3-0
9/17/11 ................. A ................L, 3-0
10/2/10 ................. H................L, 3-1
10/24/09 ............... A ................L, 3-2
EAGLES AMONG LEADERS:
Emily Wilman is currently eighth in the CACC with 3.03 kills per set. Wilman had eight kills in Post's last outing against Goldey-Beacom. Freshman
Nicole Brown (Queens, N.Y.) is sixth in the conference with a .261 hitting percentage. Brown recorded nine kills the last time out.
Julia Slyaktina is averaging 0.40 service aces per set, good for sixth in the CACC.
PRESEASON PROJECTIONS:
On Friday, Aug. 23, the Post University volleyball team was chosen to finish fourth in the North Division in the CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Eagles, guided by seventh-year head coach
Michael Brienza, notched 55 points in the poll. Caldwell was picked to win the North Division with 91 points and nine first place votes, and Wilmington was selected to take the South Division. Defending CACC Regular Season and Tournament Champions, Dominican, were picked to finish second in the North.
1,000 ASSISTS CLUB:
On Tuesday, Sept. 17,
Julia Slyaktina surpassed 1,000 career assists and is currently fourth in program history with 1,584. Slyaktina recorded 38 assists in Post's last outing. She is currently fifth in the CACC with 7.94 assists per set.
BLOCK PARTY:
Stephanie Zarakas is currently seventh all-time in Post history with 109 career block assists. She needs just two more to reach
Monique Chance for sixth.
