LAKEWOOD, New York - The American International College women's volleyball rounded out its non-conference season with matches against Felician University and Georgian Court University on Saturday, October 16. The Yellow Jackets downed both opponents as they extended their winning streak to 10 matches.

FAST FACTS:
Match 1:
Final Score: AIC 3, Mercy 0
Set Scores: 25-21, 25-17, 25-17
Records: AIC improves to 16-6; Felician falls to 7-14


Match 2:
Final Score: AIC 3, Georgian Court 1
Set Scores: 20-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-21
Records: AIC improves to 17-6; Georgian Court falls to 16-6
Location: Wellness Center Lakewood, N.J.

KEY STATS:
Match 1:
AIC:
Andrea Serra-Rosa: 14 kills, .355 hitting percentage, 11 digs
Paola Soto-Burgos: six kills
Lyanne Hernandez: six kills, eight digs
Mai-Lani Hernandez: six kills
Naomi Eckert-Rivera: 40 assists, 13 digs
Amanda Rodriguez: 20 digs

Felician:
Olivia Anderson: seven kills, six digs
Alexis Rigdon: 21 assists,
Alondra Diaz: 21 digs

Match 2:
AIC:
Andrea Serra-Rosa: 13 kills, 10 digs, two blocks
Paola Soto-Burgos: nine kills
Mai-Lani Hernandez: nine kills, four digs, .529 hitting percentage, four blocks
Amber Williams: nine kills, five blocks
Naomi Eckert-Rivera: 40 assists, 12 digs
Amanda Rodriguez: 14 digs

Georgian Court:
Nylene Mateo: 14 kills, right digs
Kinsy Haschke: 14 kills, 10 digs
Trilby Kite: 21 assists, six digs
Faith Bennett: 19 assists
Jessica Sprankle: 19 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Match 1:

• The Yellow Jackets opened with a 7-3 lead early in the opening set before taking a five-point lead at 17-12. The Golden Falcons made a push to bring it within two at 22-20, but rookie Paola Soto-Burgos recorded a kill while classmate Ulrika Blomgren added two to help the Yellow Jackets take the first set 25-21.
• Trailing 12-10 in the second frame, rookie Amber Williams sandwiched a kill from junior Lyanne Hernandez with two of her own to give AIC the 13-12 lead.
• Felician regained the 14-13 lead but newcomer Aleksandra Ivanovic started a rally with back-to-back kills. She and sophomore Naomi Eckert-Rivera then teamed up for a block which forced the Golden Falcons to take a timeout. Out of the break sophomore Janae Kelly aced her serve and Eckert-Rivera pulled out her bag of tricks and recorded a kill.
• The points kept coming as Ivanovic and Hernandez blocked a Golden Falcon attack before the team forced an error to take the 21-14 lead. The seven-point lead was too much as graduate Andrea Serra-Rosa ended the set at 25-17 with a kill.
• The cylinders kept moving as AIC sped off to an 11-4 lead in the third. Leading 17-13, AIC kept their foot on the pedal as they took the third set 25-17 to complete the sweep.

Match 2:

• After dropping four of the first five points, the Yellow Jackets focused in and tied the match at four. Trailing 8-6, the Yellow Jackets used a service error by the Lions to take the lead. Blomgren served consecutive aces to which were followed by a pair of Lion errors that gave AIC the 11-8 lead.
• Georgian Court roared back to jump ahead 15-12 before taking the first set 25-20.
• Knotted at eight, Hernandez and Eckert-Rivera joined forces for a block that gave the Yellow Jackets energy. Serra-Rosa notched a pair of kills before an attack error by the home team forced them to take a timeout. After talking in the huddle junior Ada Guilera Martinez and Serra-Rosa had kills that gave AIC the 14-8 advantage.
• The Lions made it a two-point game, 16-14, when AIC felt they were a little too close for comfort and called a timeout. The conversation helped as on the next play Williams and Guilera Martinez stuffed the Lions. Kills, a duo block, and an error by the Lions gave AIC the 20-14 lead, setting the team up to take the set 25-17.
• The Yellow Jackets kept the momentum going as they took an early 10-4 lead. Georgian Court came back and made it 10-7. With five points until an AIC set victory, the Lions gave the Yellow Jackets a point on a service error. Kills from Serra-Rosa and Hernandez as well as a pair of errors from the Lions gave AIC the set 25-16.
• The fourth set was back-and-forth. Tied at 21, the Lions missed their serve and gave AIC the advantage. The Yellow Jackets used that to their advantage as Serra-Rosa ended the next rally with a kill. Eckert-Rivera served an ace to give the Yellow Jackets match point. On the next play, Williams and Martinez said good night as they closed the match with a block.

NEXT UP:

• The women's volleyball team will be back in action on Tuesday, October 19 at Franklin Pierce University at 7 p.m.