University lost against East River back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The loss put an end to the Cougars' undefeated start to the season.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-14, 15-25, 25-17.
Jaylisse Baez Villa paced University's offense, picking up nine kills. Baez Villa got some help from Mariana Perez and her 17 assists. Baez Villa was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Juni Erickson, who had nine digs. Those nine digs gave Erickson a new career-high.
Having lost for the first time this season, University fell to 2-1. As for East River, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-3.
University has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Colonial on the 4th. As for East River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Oviedo on the 4th.
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