STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (11-15, 5-4 GNAC) rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Colby-Sawyer College (8-14, 4-5 GNAC), 3-1 (16-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-23), in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's volleyball match at Mike McDevitt Court on Wednesday night.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in kills (52-41), attack percentage (.175-.122) and assists (46-40) while Colby-Sawyer held the edge in service aces (7-5) and total blocks (8-2) in the four-set match. Both teams posted 69 kills on the evening.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Senior Isabel Philbrick (Milford, N.H.) belted 12 kills with one error in 24 attempts for a stellar .458 attack percentage
• Sophomore Maggie Sylvester (Barrington, N.H.) delivered 11 kills and seven digs
• Senior Hanna Holden (Stoughton, Mass.) posted eight kills, 25 assists, two aces, and 11 digs
• Freshman Victoria Briones (El Paso, Texas) added seven kills and 13 digs
• Sophomore Hanna Webster (Alvin, Texas) contributed eight kills and nine digs
• Senior Amanda Darby (Shrewsbury, Mass.) chipped in with 13 assists and 10 digs

LEADERS – COLBY-SAWYER:

• Katie Mollberg delivered 11 kills with a .476 attack percentage and eight digs
• Ameesah Cotton boasted 10 ills in 15 bids with a .600 attack rate and five solo blocks
• Brooke Patnode dealt 36 assists with 13 digs
• Audra Fontes notched 19 digs

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win Saint Joseph's improves to 4-4 all-time versus Colby-Sawyer College and has now defeated the Chargers in three-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2019 season.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Rivier University (11:00 AM) and University of Saint Joseph (3:00 PM) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tri-match on Saturday.

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