The opening match of the America East championship tournament was a five-set thriller, but the Stony Brook volleyball team’s season came to a heartbreaking end against the hosting UMBC Retrievers on Friday, Nov. 19.
The Stony Brook volleyball team clinched an America East playoff berth with a win in straight sets over the Hartford Hawks on Sunday, Oct. 31 at Pritchard Gymnasium.
Now on a three-game win streak, the Stony Brook volleyball team moved to 10-10 (4-2 AE) with wins against the NJIT Highlanders and Binghamton Bearcats at Pritchard Gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 17.
The Stony Brook volleyball team took an early two-set lead against the New Hampshire Wildcats on Friday, Oct. 8 at Pritchard Gymnasium only to watch the opposition claw back and force a decisive fifth set.
Following three straight 2-1 weekends, the Stony Brook volleyball team looked to build on their momentum by opening conference play with a win against the defending champions.
Director of Athletics Shawn Heilbron encouraged athletes and coaches to speak out against racism and have uncomfortable conversations with each other on the subject in a statement released on Twitter.
