2
New Hampshire UNH 15-10,6-4 America East
3
Winner Albany (NY) ANY 11-13,6-3 America East
New Hampshire UNH
15-10,6-4 America East
2
Final
3
Albany (NY) ANY
11-13,6-3 America East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
New Hampshire UNH 15 25 25 23 13 (2)
Albany (NY) ANY 25 23 23 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Five Set Battle Leads to New Hampshire Defeat

SCORE: UAlbany 3, New Hampshire 2 (25-15, 23-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13)
 
LOCATION: University Gym - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 10-13, 5-3 America East | New Hampshire 15-9, 6-3 America East
 
SHORT STORY: After winning the first set, New Hampshire tallied two set victories before the Great Danes took the match in five sets, Sunday evening.
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "It was a good effort by the team tonight. With Grace [Cozad] going down, we had to make some changes and the group stepped up and performed. [Anna] Chalupa did a great job from the service line and played great defense. Delaney [Foerster] came in and hit well. Overall, I'm very proud of the grit of the team today."
 
KEY STATS
  • Graduate student Danielle Tedesco led the team with 16 kills, a .519 hitting percentage, and five blocks.
  • Junior setter Malea Stanton tallied 44 assists.
  • Charlotte Macken owned team-highs with 18 digs and five service aces.
  • As a team, the Great Danes held a slight advantage with a .157 hitting percentage to the Wildcats' .156.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • New Hampshire started with the lead, 6-3, early in the first set.
  • UAlbany tied the score at six before earning a four-point scoring run to take the lead, 11-8.
  • After a second scoring run, this time for 10 points, the Great Danes held a 21-11 lead before taking the set, 25-15.
  • The Wildcats jumped to a 9-0 lead before continuing for a 15-3 advantage in the second set. 
  • With two scoring runs, UAlbany closed the scoring gap to just three points. The set continued back-and-forth but New Hampshire earned the 25-23 set win.
  • Similar to the first set, the third saw a 6-3 early lead for the Great Danes. 
  • UAlbany continued to add to its lead, eventually holding an eight-point advantage, 18-10, but after a couple of late-set scoring runs, the Wildcats took the third set, 25-23.
  • The fourth set began with a block from freshmen Oren Abutbul and Lilou Stegeman before New Hampshire went for three straight points.
  • Play continued back-and-forth until the Wildcats tallied a four-point scoring run to earn an 18-14 lead.
  • The Great Danes came back with their own four-point scoring run for a 20-19 lead before tallying three straight points to close the set, 25-23.
  • The Wildcats opened the final set with four points before UAlbany tied the score at eight.
  • The Great Danes earned three-straight points for an 11-9 lead before taking the set, 15-13, and the match, 3-2.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue with two games on the road - at Stony Brook (Nov. 5) and at UMBC (Nov. 7).

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