By: by Joe Guster, Sports Information Director
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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 15, 2011) – The Maritime women's volleyball team will be taking on the Yeshiva Maccabees in the Privateers' first match of the 2011-12 Skyline Conference season Thursday night at the Riesenberg Hall Gymnasium. Despite playing at Maritime, the Privateers will be the away team for the contest. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Inside The Series
This will be the fifth meeting in the past four years between the two schools, with the series tied 2-2. Last season, the Maccabees came to Riesenberg on Oct. 10, 2010, and took a 3-2 decision (25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-9). Then-sophomore Jerrica Romero (Bronx, N.Y./Herbert H Lehman) (Bronx, N.Y./Lehman) registered a double-double with a match-high 15 kills and 25 digs.
A Look At Tonight's Matchup
Records:
Yeshiva Record: 1-4 (0-2 Skyline)
Maritime Record: 1-2 (0-0 Skyline)
Last Three Matches:
Yeshiva: 9/12 Home vs. Culinary Institute (Loss, 3-0); 9/11 Home vs. Purchase (L, 3-0); 9/11 Home vs. NYU-Poly (L, 3-0)
Maritime: 9/10 Neutral vs. Farmingdale St. (Loss, 3-0); 9/10 Neutral vs. Sarah Lawrence (Win, 3-0); 9/10 Away at Old Westbury (Loss, 3-0)
Leading Kills:
Yeshiva: Junior Sarit Zukowsky (5-3, OH) 27 kills; Junior Moriah Green (5-2, S) 8 kills; Sophomore Kerrin Ast (5-7, MB) 7 kills
Maritime: Junior Jerrica Romero (Bronx, N.Y./Herbert H Lehman) (5-7, MB) 12 kills; Junior Lauren Johnson (Lansing, Mich./Holt) (Lansing, Mich./Holt) (5-7, OH) 11 kills; Freshman Charlotte Acklin (Lewes, Del./West Broward (Fla.)) (Lewes, Del./West Broward) (5-8, MB) 11 kills
Leading Hitting Percentage:
Yeshiva: Junior Aimee Rubensteen (5-3, OPP) .333; Green .208; Zukowsky .173
Maritime: Freshman Sydney Carella (Greenville, N.Y./Greenville) (Greenville, N.Y./Greenville) 1.000; Acklin .212; Johnson .120
Leading Assits:
Yeshiva: Green 48 assists; Zukowsky 2 assists; Junior Ashley Ansel (5-7, MB/OPP) 2 assists
Maritime: Junior Claudette Killian (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Lima Christian School) (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Lima Christian School) (5-6, S) 24 assists; Johnson 1 assist; Acklin 1 assist
Leading Service Aces:
Yeshiva: Sophomore Shira Genauer (5-4, L) 9 aces; Zukowsky 6 aces; Green 5 aces
Maritime: Johnson 7 aces; Freshman Clarissa Silveira (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) (5-6, S) 5 aces; Three players tied with 2 aces
Leading Digs:
Yeshiva: Genauer 40 digs; Zukowsky 33 digs; Green 21 digs
Maritime: Johnson 21 digs; Romero 10 digs; Three players tied with 10 digs
Leading Blocks:
Yeshiva: Senior Kaitlyn Respler (5-11, MB) 3 blocks; Junior Littal Kravetz (5-8, MB) 1 block; Ansel 1 block
Maritime: Romero 6 blocks; Johnson 2 blocks; Three players tied with 1 block
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