Center Valley, Pa. – Stockton University (15-6) snapped a 1-1 tie by winning the third and fourth sets for a 3-1 victory in a non-conference match on the road at DeSales University (18-6). The Ospreys raised their game with 29 kills and just four hitting errors in the last two frames.
Olivia Magro (Brigantine/ACIT) and
Nicole Palmer (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) led Stockton with a match-high 12 kills apiece.
Jalynn Grant (Philadelphia, Pa./North Penn) chipped in with a career-high nine blocks plus seven kills.
Kristen Burton (Annapolis, Md./Archbishop Spalding) tallied 19 assists and seven digs while
Ariana Bongiovanni (Charlotte, N.C./Reddington) compiled 16 assists, eight digs and five aces.
Helen Murray (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) paced the Ospreys with 10 digs.
Calli Miller (Hampstead, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) spiked three of Stockton's 11 kills during a 25-15 win in the first set, but the home team evened the match 25-15 in the second set.
Magro and
Jaclyn Niven (Denver, Pa./Cocalico) sparked the Ospreys with three kills apiece as they took the third set 25-20. Palmer exploded for eight kills in the fourth stanza, leading Stockton to a lofty .577 hitting percentage and a 25-15 triumph that clinched the 3-1 victory.
Stockton will host Kean University in a key NJAC match on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
