Patchogue, NY | For the first time in almost a month, the College of Staten Island women's volleyball team fell in straight-sets, taking a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Ramapo College in the opening round of the St. Joseph's College (LI) Invitational Tournament which started today and extends into tomorrow afternoon.  Ramapo was victorious by scores of 25-17, 25-14, and 25-15, and improved to 5-15 while CSI fell to 9-6.

It was a tough go of it tonight for the Dolphins, who mustered up only 13 kills next to Ramapo's 38.  Aside from the opening handful of points in the first and third set, the Roadrunners led from start to finish a majority of the time.

Ramapo was led by Morgan Ridgeway's nine kills, followed closely by Felicia James' eight and Hannah Fracella's seven.  Anna Granquist led the way with four service aces while Kristina Semple tallied a heavy 16 digs.

For CSI, Francesca Castellano was tops with seven kills, leading all Dolphins by a wide margin.  She was also the team leader with 14 digs, followed closely by Celina Mendez who tallied 13 and Alexandria Boachie-Ansah who scored 10.

CSI gets back at it tomorrow, as they face the host Eagles of SJC at 10:00 am, followed by a match against Salve Regina University at 2:00 pm later in the afternoon.