Huskies Defeated by St. John’s on Friday Evening

QUEENS, N.Y.—UConn girls’s volleyball (16-7, 5-6 BIG EAST) was defeated by the St. John’s Red Storm (7-17, 3-8 BIG EAST) in 4 units (25-15, 16-25, 17-25, 22-25) on Friday evening in Queens.

The opening set was tightly contested, with the perimeters buying and selling factors to maintain the rating degree at 6-6. Emma Werkmeister fired in an early kill to provide the Huskies an 8-7 lead. Kills from Hanna Tylska and Jess Perry, and an ace from Maggie Carley pushed the UConn benefit to 16-9. Audrey Rome despatched in a kill and Brenna Wyman poured in an ace to place the Huskies in management with a 21-11 lead. St. John’s lower into the lead, however Tylska completed the body to provide UConn the 25-15 set victory.

The Red Storm obtained a powerful begin within the second set, taking a 9-2 lead early. UConn lower into the lead, capitalizing on a St. John’s error and a booming kill from Perry to shut the hole to 10-5. St. John’s regained management within the body to construct the benefit again to 16-9. Werkmeister despatched in a kill to chop the result in 17-12, however the Red Storm took the second set 25-16 to even the match.

St. John’s carried over its momentum, leaping in entrance 8-3 to trigger an early UConn timeout. Werkmeister added one other ace to shut the margin to 8-5, however the Red Storm responded by setting up the lead again to 13-7. The hosts continued the depth, with Erin Parker igniting the assault to place the Red Storm in entrance 17-8. Grace Maria poured in an ace, reducing the St. John’s result in six at 18-12. Ayva Cebollero turned away a St. John’s assault with a block to convey the Huskies inside two at 19-17. St. John’s held off the rally to take the third set, 25-17.

Werkmeister dominated the service line with one other ace and Jordyn Hughes fueled the UConn assault, pushing the Huskies in entrance 6-3. The guests stayed in entrance, 13-11, thanks to a different ace from Wyman. A tightly contested fourth body noticed the perimeters commerce leads all through, with the Huskies leveling the rating at 17-17. After the Red Storm grabbed a 19-17 lead, UConn rattled off three straight factors to go in entrance 20-19. However, St. John’s answered, happening a 6-2 run down the stretch to take the set 25-22, defeating the Huskies in 4 units.

Parker and Martina Ghezzi led the Red Storm with 15 kills every within the win. Werkmeister completed with a match-high 17 kills within the defeat for the Huskies. 

The Huskies are again in motion tomorrow afternoon towards Seton Hall at 5:00 pm.