HOBOKEN, NJ (October 18, 2023) -- On the road Wednesday evening, the King's College women's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to the host Stevens Institute of Technology in a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) game in Hoboken, N.J. The Monarchs now stand at 13-8 overall and 1-4 in the MAC Freedom, while the Ducks improve to 14-6 and remain unbeaten in conference play at 5-0.
 
King's (13-8, 1-4 MAC Freedom) hung tight with Stevens (14-6, 5-0 MAC Freedom) early, trailing just 14-7 thanks to a pair of kills from Emily Scott (Sr.) and a tally each from Emma Monson (Jr.) and Madisyn Heiser-Elsea (Fy.), but the Ducks opened their scoring with six consecutive points on their way to a 25-11 win in the opening set.
 
The Ducks took a 12-2 command to begin the second, but the Monarchs used a four-point spurt on two kills from Joy Kindall (So.), a tally from Emma Bolich (Fy.), and an ace from Adriana Conforti (Jr.) to close within 12-6. Stevens took control down the stretch, defeating King's 25-12 in the second to go ahead, 2-0, in the match.
 
The game was a back-and-forth effort in the third, as Mia Campanile (So.) fueled the Monarchs start with a pair of kills, but four unanswered points from the Ducks began a 10-2 rally to gain an early edge. King's battled back within five, 16-11, but Stevens had a response to hold the Monarch comeback at bay, posting a 25-16 set three win and 3-0 victory over King's in the MAC Freedom match.
 
Kindall led King's with seven kills on 13 attempts, hitting .385 for the match, while both Monson and Campanile added three tallies each. Keely Hoban (Jr.) and Conforti dished out eight helpers a piece, with Hoban contributing five digs and Conforti posting two aces. Defensively, the Monarchs were paced by Morgan Williams (So.) with six digs, and Theresa Lynch (So.) collected three.
 
Stevens had a match-high 10 kills from Cleo Shannon, while both Gabbi Roberts and Molly Harris lent out 15 assists. Both Elle Maggio and Vivian Lisboa recorded two blocks, and Madison Sappia tallied a match-leading nine digs to pace the defense.
 
As a team, the Monarchs totaled 19 assists on their 20 kills and recorded 25 digs as a defensive unit.
 
King's returns to Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Saturday afternoon as they host Rutgers-Newark and Albright in a non-conference tri-match beginning at 12:00 p.m. The Monarchs will also celebrate senior day in McGrane Gymnasium this weekend.