NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Saint Joseph's College (7-17, 4-4 GNAC) suffered a pair of 3-1 losses at Albertus Magnus College on Saturday afternoon. The Monks opened with a setback at the hands of Rutgers-Newark (17-8) and fell to the host-Falcons (8-16, 1-6 GNAC) in the nightcap.

Rutgers-Newark def. Saint Joseph's 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-13)

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Senior Kelsey Bickford (Somersworth, N.H.) posted 14 kills with just two errors in 39 attempts for a .308 attack rate with three service aces
• Sophomore Olivia Kent (Ellington, Conn.) added eight kills with a .320 attack percentage
• Freshman Hanna Holden (Stoughton, Mass.) dealt 27 assists with four kills and eight digs
• Junior Madison Provencher (Rochester, N.H.) recorded 12 digs

LEADERS – RUTGERS-NEWARK:

• Comfort Akinbo posted 24 kills in 51 attempts
• Sharon Starling tallied 19 kills on 41 bids
• Karly Gregoire notched 52 assists with seven digs
• Analis Capobianco chipped in with 17 digs

Albertus Magnus def. Saint Joseph's 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 37-35)

For the Monks, the total of 35 points scored in the fourth set is the most in a frame since St. Joe's fell by a 38-36 score in the second set versus Norwich University on September 13th, 2008.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Sophomore Nicole Baron (Dover, N.H.) posted an impressive double-double with 16 kills and 20 digs
• Kent registered 15 kills
• Bickford added 11 kills and 14 digs
• Holden dealt a career-high 46 assists with three kills and 11 digs
• Provencher contributed with a career-high 32 digs

LEADERS – ALBERTUS MAGNUS:

• Maria Vazquez tallied 19 kills and 18 digs
• Diana Kalman recorded 15 kills and 14 digs
• Jaiden Williams added 51 assists and 29 digs

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at Eastern Connecticut State University today at 1:00 PM.

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