St. Joseph's (ME) SJC 2-7,0-0 Great Northeast

Plymouth St. Plym 7-4,0-0 Little East

St. Joseph's (ME) SJC

2-7,0-0 Great Northeast

Final

Sep. 16, 2025

Plymouth St. Plym

7-4,0-0 Little East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
St. Joseph's (ME) SJC	14	22	21	(0)
Plymouth St. Plym	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/16/2025 8:10:00 PM | Christopher J. Kilmer, Asst. Director of Communications for Athletics

VB: Koelb, McKay power Panthers past St. Joe’s

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Graduate student Ella Koelb (Auburn, N.H.) and freshman Sya McKay (Somersworth, N.H.) pounded 10 kills apiece as Plymouth State University swept Saint Joseph's College of Maine, 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-21) in non-conference women's volleyball action at Foley Gymnasium on Tuesday evening.

PSU jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the opening set and never looked back, as Koelb hammered six kills in the frame. The Panthers raced out to another quick start in set two, building a 6-0 advantage before Saint Joseph's rallied to tie the score at 16-16. A pair of blocks sandwiched around a Koelb ace shifted the momentum back to Plymouth State, which held on for the win. The third set stayed tight until the late stages, when PSU built a 19-16 edge. McKay's 10th kill of the night sealed the sweep.

With the victory, Plymouth State extends its win streak to five and improves to 7-4. The Monks drop to 2-7.

The Basics:

Plymouth State 3, St. Joe's 0
- Plymouth State (7-4)
- St. Joe's (2-7)

How it Happened:

Freshman Alice Borriello Diaz (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) opened the match with a kill, while sophomore Danielle Emerson (Biddeford, Maine) followed with a pair of aces to spark a 5-0 run and force a quick St. Joe's timeout. PSU pushed the lead to 13-5 on another Borriello Diaz kill and coasted from there, taking the set 25-14.
Emerson again keyed a fast start in set two, using consecutive aces and kills from McKay and Koelb to establish a 6-0 lead. St. Joe's battle back to grab a brief 16-15 lead, but sophomore Sydney Riley (Haverhill, Mass.) notched a kill and the Panthers registered three blocks during a four-point surge to go ahead for good, 19-16. The Monks closed to within 24-22, but McKay's kill finished it off as PSU went up 2-0.
In set three, McKay's kill gave the Panthers a 12-8 cushion, but the Monks rallied to even things at 16-16. A St. Joe's service error and a kill from junior Annalyn Cahill (Mystic, Conn.) restored PSU's lead, and four straight Monks' miscues created a 23-18 advantage. McKay then delivered the match-clinching kill.

By the Numbers:

Koelb recorded 10 kills without an error (.400), 17 assists, and six digs.
Emerson finished with 19 assists, 12 digs, and four aces.
McKay totaled 10 kills (.304), while Riley contributed nine kills (.353) and four blocks.
Graduate student Ava Duymazlar (Center Harbor, N.H.) collected a match-high 15 digs.
Senior Veronika Castro Rodriguez (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) added 10 digs.
Cahill chipped in seven kills and three blocks.
PSU hit .256 in each of the first two sets and finished with 44 total kills.
Plymouth State has won eight straight against St. Joe's and leads the all-time series, 22-2.