Morristown, N.J. – The College of Saint Elizabeth women's volleyball team lost the first two sets on Thursday night, but rallied to win every remaining set to complete a 3-2, come-from-behind victory vs. crosstown rival FDU inside Luing Gymnasium. Set scores were 17-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-11, 16-14.
The Eagles (10-10) scored the final three points of the third set to set up the comeback. Then, in the fourth set, CSE carried momentum and built an insurmountable 9-1 lead out of the gates. In the final set, Saint Elizabeth trailed 14-13 with the match on the line, and scored the final three points to secure the victory. The final set was capped with kills by senior
Stephanie Mitarotonda (East Rutherford, N.J./Becton Regional) and sophomore
Charelle Charles (Elmwood Park, N.J./Memorial), before a service ace by junior
Maura Farley (Iselin, N.J.).
Senior outside hitter
Yas Muhammad (Newark, N.J./North 13th Street Tech) finished with 21 kills and nine digs. Farley filled the stat sheet with 41 assists, five kills, 12 digs and two blocks.
Up next, Saint Elizabeth hosts Clarks Summit in the regular season finale on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 11 p.m. inside Luing Gym.