Coppiellie Leads UAlbany to Stony Brook Win & America East Volleyball Regular-Season Title

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Coppiellie Leads UAlbany to Stony Brook Win & America East Volleyball Regular-Season Title

Albany, N.Y. -Teresa Coppiellie just missed out on her 13th double-double of the season, recording a match-high 18 kills and nine digs to lead UAlbany to a 3-1 win over Stony Brook in the America East Conference finale on Sunday afternoon at University Gym. With the victory, the Great Danes claimed the regular-season title for the sixth time in the last seven years, and their third straight. UAlbany won the match with set scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-13 and 25-22.

            Coppiellie, who was honored in a pre-game ceremony as the team's only graduating senior, hit .286 for the match with one solo block. The Great Danes also got double-digit kills from Casey Wright, who totaled 13 on .500 hitting, and Dunja Prgomet, who recorded 12 kills, four digs and one solo block. Traci Vandegrift recorded 13 digs and eight kills, while libero Laurie Gonzalez finished just one dig shy of the match-high total with 19, while also notching one of the Great Danes' six service aces. Setter Abbey Wexel totaled 44 assists and five digs.

            Stony Brook (11-17, AE 6-6) was led by Evann Slaughter and Ashley Headen, who both recorded 15 kills for the Seawolves. Slaughter hit .520 for the match, while also totaling three total blocks. Headen led Stony Brook behind the service line, tallying four service aces. Alicia Nelson also finished with double-digit kills, recording 14 to go along with nine digs. Jeanette Gibbs and Greta Strenger led the team defensively with 20 and 10 digs, respectively. Setter Kelsey Sullivan led all players with 50 assists, along with eight digs and one kill.

            "The regular-season title is always a goal, but it's not the end-all," said UAlbany head coach MJ Engstrom, who led the Great Danes to a 20-7 overall record and a 10-2 America East Conference slate. "We still have a lot of work to do. There is a lot of parity in the conference this season. We will play Stony Brook in the first round, and we got a good look at them today, but they got a good look at us as well, so I'm sure there will be adjustments made."

The Great Danes have earned the right to host the America East Championship Tournament, which will take place next weekend, with dates and times to be determined. Binghamton and UMBC have also sealed spots in the tournament.        

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UAlbany (20-7, AE 10-2) def. Stony Brook (11-17, AE 6-6), 3-1 (25-24, 21-25, 25-13, 25-22)

UAlbany 3, Stony Brook 1 (Nov 14, 2010)

 

 

Volleyball Box Score

 
Volleyball Box Score
2010 UAlbany Volleyball
Stony Brook vs Albany
(Nov 14, 2010 at Albany, N.Y.)

   Stony Brook      ATTACK  SET  SERVE  SRV  DEF  BLOCK  GEN 
##  Player  SP  TA  PCT  SA  SE  RE  DIG  BS  BA  BE  BHE 
2   Herc, Hailee   .000 
5   Sullivan, Kelsey   .000  50 
8   Strenger, Greta   19  .158  10 
9   Headen, Ashley   15  36  .333 
10  Slaughter, Evann   15  25  .520 
12  Nelson, Alicia   14  40  .125 
3   Gibbs, Jeanette   -1.000  20 
4   Cunningham, Jennifer  .000 
7   Costello, Kaitlin   15  .000 
11  Balandzic, Masa   .000 
  Totals  57  25  143  .224  56  12  64 
  
  TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0
TEAM ATTACK BY SET 
Set  TA  Pct 
19  40  .400 
15  36  .250 
30  .100 
14  10  37  .108 
   
SET SCORES     TEAM RECORDS 
Stony Brook   (1)  24  25  13  22     11-17, AE 6-6  
Albany   (3)  26  21  25  25     20-7, AE 10-2  

   Albany      ATTACK  SET  SERVE  SRV  DEF  BLOCK  GEN 
##  Player  SP  TA  PCT  SA  SE  RE  DIG  BS  BA  BE  BHE 
4   Coppiellie, Teresa   18  49  .286 
7   Wexel, Abbey   -.167  44 
10  Wright, Casey   13  24  .500 
12  Vandegrift, Traci   30  .167  13 
15  Prgomet, Dunja   12  27  .296 
18  Whitworth, Gabby   .000 
1   McCloskey, Lindsey   .000 
9   Gonzalez, Laurie   -1.000  19 
   TEAM                                            
  Totals  53  16  140  .264  47  59 
  
  TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 3.0
TEAM ATTACK BY SET 
Set  TA  Pct 
18  42  .357 
11  42  .048 
13  28  .393 
11  28  .321 
    Site: Albany, N.Y. (University Gym)
Date: Nov 14, 2010 Attend: 102 Time: 1:45
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Players Mentioned

Teresa Coppiellie

#4 Teresa Coppiellie

OH
6' 1"
Senior
Laurie Gonzalez

#9 Laurie Gonzalez

DS
5' 9"
Junior
Dunja Prgomet

#15 Dunja Prgomet

OH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Abbey Wexel

#7 Abbey Wexel

S
5' 4"
Junior
Casey Wright

#10 Casey Wright

MB
6' 2"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Teresa Coppiellie

#4 Teresa Coppiellie

6' 1"
Senior
OH
Laurie Gonzalez

#9 Laurie Gonzalez

5' 9"
Junior
DS
Dunja Prgomet

#15 Dunja Prgomet

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH
Abbey Wexel

#7 Abbey Wexel

5' 4"
Junior
S
Casey Wright

#10 Casey Wright

6' 2"
Junior
MB