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Syracuse * (Second Annual Dig For The Cure Event)
St. John's Bows To Syracuse, 3-1
10/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 10, 2009
QUEENS, N.Y. - Junior Kun Song notched 20 kills as the St. John's volleyball team stole the first set from Syracuse before falling to the Orange, 3-1, in Carnesecca Arena on Saturday afternoon. Song led the Red Storm (8-12, 1-3 BIG EAST) attack, hitting .425 with just three errors in 40 attempts against the Orange (15-5, 4-1 BIG EAST).
As the Red Storm led 9-8 in the first set, STJ used a 7-1 run to race past Syracuse, winning the set, 25-15. Sophomore Darlene Ramdin tallied four kills in the first set.
Tied at four in the second stanza, the Orange scored the next seven points for a 11-4 lead. That deficit proved lethal late in the set as the Red Storm, down 18-12, matched SU point-for-point. The Orange capitalized on the early advantage, taking the set, 25-18 to tie the match at 1-1.
There were 12 tie-scores in the third set, with the most decisive coming at 17-17. The Orange scored the next three points before a Ramdin kill made it 20-18. SU held the lead, 24-21 and another kill by Ramdin added the final point for St. John's before the Orange got the final point and the 25-22 set win.
SU led by as many as 12 in the fourth set, powering past the Red Storm with five kills from Annabelle Pellerin for the 25-14 set win to claim the match, 3-1.
Song recorded her ninth double-double of the season with a match-high 20 kills and 11 digs, while teammate Jordan Haskins added a career-high seven kills. Ramdin finished with 14 kills for the Red Storm as freshman Gabriela Petkova registered 42 helpers. Freshman Ashley Asing led the team with 16 digs.
St. John's continues BIG EAST action at home in Carnesecca Arena on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. against Marquette.
