JERSEY CITY, NJ (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY College at Old Westbury women's volleyball team traveled to Jersey City, New Jersey to take part in the New Jersey City tri-match Friday evening against the New Jersey City Gothic Knights and Catholic Cardinals. 

The Panthers lost to the hosts, 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-14), and closed out its non-conference schedule with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-10) setback to the Catholic Cardinals (20-14).  With the results, the Panthers now sit a 6-18 heading into Sunday's season finale at Skyline Conference foe, Mount Saint Mary.

Old Westbury got off to a slow start in the opening match that lasted just three sets due to holding brief 2-1 leads in the first and third sets to the Gothic Knights.  Old Westbury was limited to hitting just .066 (17 kills-12 errors-76 total attacks) as New Jersey City hit at a .278 (36 kills-11 errors-90 total attacks) rate.  Rayn Brown paced the Panthers with a .308 hitting percentage to register five kills.  Jocelyn Small and Mudeline Derisma each racked up five kills to lead Old Westbury.  Samantha Howley's eight assists ran the offense and Small recorded 16 digs to pace the defense.  Shege Haxhaj paced New Jersey City with 12 kills followed by Jade Medley's 11.  Leon Madelyn's 24 assists captained the Gothic Knight offense while Cindy Garcia registered 14 digs on defense.  Leon and Ashley Latushko both served up five aces.   

In the finale against Catholic, Small used 11 kills and 15 digs to record her ninth double-double of the season for Old Westbury.  Small rang up three aces and Brown chipped in with 13 assists.  Allie Giancola manufactured 15 digs followed by Derisma's eight.   Catholic, who led from whistle to whistle, was paced by Audrey Bizak with a .600 hitting percentage to nail down nine kills while Mary Paige Nesfeder hit .500 to go with 11 kills.  Colleen Farley dished out 32 assists and Michelle Bouchard scooped up 18 digs.  Farley, Bouchard and Herrington each served up three aces.  Catholic outhit the Panthers .306 (40 kills-10 errors-98 total attacks) to .000 (16 kills-16 errors-88 total attacks).    

MOUNT SAINT MARY KNIGHTS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury returns to action on Sunday (Nov. 3) when they take on the Mount Saint Mary Knights in Skyline Conference road action Sunday.  First serve of the season finale is set for 12 p.m. from Kaplan Center in Newburgh, New York.   

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