Patchogue, NY – Keystone College's volleyball team closed out the St. Joseph's College Tournament on a high note Saturday afternoon with a four-set victory over New Jersey City University that snapped a six-match losing skid.  The win over the Gothic Knights also gave the Giants a split on the day after Keystone (10-17) dropped a four-set decision to host St. Joseph's on Saturday morning.
 
In Saturday's opener, St. Joseph's (15-10) took a 1-0 advantage with a tight, 28-26 win in the opening set before the Giants leveled the match with a 25-18 decision in the second set.  The Golden Eagles claimed set three 25-20 before closing out the match with a 25-18 victory in the fourth frame.
 
Heather Ferchland led all players with 23 kills for St. Joseph's, who also got 11 kills from Tiffany Willms.  Julianne Tierney dished out a match-high 42 assists for the Golden Eagles, who were paced by Erin Kelly's 12 digs. 
 
Hannah Zuchowski (Wellsboro, PA/Wellsboro Area) posted her fourth-straight double-double and 14^th of the season with 10 kills and match-best 13 digs while serving up seven aces in the defeat.  Shatia Silas (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) contributed nine kills for Keystone, who got 22 assists and seven digs from Carol Mosier (Hunlock Creek, PA/Lake-Lehman).  Ciera Scepaniak (Vestal, NY/Vestal) added eight digs while Nicki Yeager (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) picked up five kills in the loss.
 
Both teams had 38 digs apiece in the contest while St. Joseph's posted a .298 hitting percentage compared to a .110 mark for the Giants.
 
In Saturday's nightcap, Keystone won the first set 25-13 before NJCU (5-21) countered with a 25-15 victory in the second set.  The Giants went back in front with a 25-21 decision in the third set before claiming the match with a hard-fought, 25-23 win in the fourth set.
 
Zuchowski posted a match-high 25 kills and an impressive, .404 hitting percentage against the Gothic Knights while Silas added 10 kills.  Scepaniak added eight kills and eight digs for the Giants while Mosier handed out a match-leading 39 assists in the win.  Anya Cerniglia (Great Meadows, NJ/Hackettstown) led Keystone with nine digs in the match while Dana Carey (Tunkhannock, PA/Tunkhannock) tied for a match-high with four service aces.   
 
Jade Medley led NJCU with 16 kills while Rachel McIntyre put up 31 assists to go along with four aces.  Jacqueline Romero picked up a match-high 14 digs for the Gothic Knights, who held a 49-36 advantage in digs for the contest.
 
Keystone hit .236 against NJCU while the Gothic Knights posted a .124 hitting percentage against the Giants.
 
Keystone returns home on Wednesday evening for their final match in the Gambal Athletic Center this season when they play host to CSAC foe Cedar Crest College.  The Giants will honor senior Jackie Nat (Wilkes-Barre, PA/Coughlin) prior to Wednesday night's match which is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. in La Plume.