The Central Connecticut volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to St. John's in its 2013 season-opener on Friday afternoon. The match was the first of the weekend for the Blue Devils at the Colgate Classic.
The Blue Devils will face the host team at 7 p.m. on Friday night.
St. John's won the first two sets, 25-12 and 25-23, before the Blue Devils bounced back to win a close third set, 25-23. The Red Storm won the fourth set 25-19 to claim the victory.
The Blue Devils were led by sophomore Heather Trueman who had a team-high 14 kills to go along with five digs. Freshman Cassidy Stankowski had 12 kills and 12 digs in her first career match for the Blue Devils.
Sophomore Makenna Lommori, last year's Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year and a First-Team All-Conference selection, had 29 assists to open her second year in New Britain.
Senior Veronika Ban had six blocks and six block assists in the match. Junior Brittany Schumacher had 10 digs to lead the defense.
The Blue Devils are in action again at 7 p.m. vs. Colgate.

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November 24, 2013
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November 23, 2013
Volleyball Advances to NEC Championship Match

November 22, 2013
Volleyball Set For NEC Tournament Semifinal

November 22, 2013
Lommori, Trueman, Dunlap Earn All-NEC

November 17, 2013
Volleyball Sweeps SFBK to Reach 20 Wins

November 16, 2013
Volleyball Falls to LIU Brooklyn in Three

November 11, 2013
Dunlap, Schwab Earn NEC Honors

November 10, 2013
Winning Streak at 10; Volleyball Sweeps FDU

November 9, 2013
Volleyball Wins Five Set Match at Sacred Heart

November 5, 2013
Stankowski Named Defensive Player of the Week

November 2, 2013
Volleyball Wins Eighth Straight Match

October 31, 2013
Volleyball Hosts Bryant on Saturday

October 28, 2013
Schwab Named Rookie of the Week

October 27, 2013
Volleyball Wins Seventh Straight Match

October 26, 2013
Volleyball Sweeps SFU, Winning Streak at Six

October 21, 2013
Dunlap Earns Fourth Molten/NEC Defensive Honor

October 19, 2013
Volleyball Sweeps Bryant

October 14, 2013
Ban and Dunlap Earn Molten/NEC Weekly Honors

October 13, 2013
Volleyball Tops Saint Francis U, 3-1

October 12, 2013
Volleyball Sweeps Robert Morris, 3-0

October 7, 2013
Schwab Earns Two Molten/NEC Weekly Awards

October 6, 2013
Volleyball Earns Four Set Victory Over SHU

October 5, 2013
Volleyball Sweeps FDU on Homecoming

October 4, 2013
Volleyball Hosts FDU on Homecoming, 5 PM

September 29, 2013
Volleyball Drops Four Set Match at LIU

September 28, 2013
Volleyball Drops Conference Opener

September 25, 2013
Volleyball Tops Holy Cross in Four Sets

September 23, 2013
Volleyball Trio Earn Molten/NEC Weekly Awards

September 21, 2013
Volleyball Wins CCSU Invite with 3-0 Record

September 20, 2013
Volleyball Sweeps Hartford, 3-0

September 19, 2013
Volleyball Set to Host CCSU Blue Devil Invitational

September 16, 2013
Ashley, Ban Named All-Tournament

September 16, 2013
Dunlap, Stankowski Earn Molten/NEC Weekly Awards

September 14, 2013
Volleyball Tops Manhattan 3-1

September 14, 2013
Volleyball Tops Providence, 3-1

September 13, 2013
Volleyball Ready for Big Green Invite

September 13, 2013
Volleyball Wins Exciting Five Set Match

September 13, 2013
Volleyball Drops Three-Set Match to Dartmouth

September 9, 2013
Schwab Molten/NEC Rookie of the Week

September 8, 2013
Trueman Named All-Tournament at Sacramento State

September 7, 2013
Volleyball Tops San Jose State; Falls to Sac State on Saturday

September 6, 2013
Volleyball Drops First Match in California

September 3, 2013
Schwab Earns Molten/NEC Weekly Honor

September 2, 2013
Lommori, Schwab Earn All-Tournament Honors

August 31, 2013
Volleyball Earns First Victory with Sweep of Binghamton

August 30, 2013
Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decision to St. John's in Opener

August 30, 2013
Volleyball Falls to Colgate, 3-0

August 18, 2013
Volleyball Earns AVCA Honor

August 16, 2013
Volleyball Opens Preseason Practice

August 15, 2013
Volleyball Picked Third in NEC Poll

June 24, 2013
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June 10, 2013
Fish, Wirth Join CCSU Volleyball

June 6, 2013
Volleyball Announces 2013 Schedule