LOCATION: Women's Building - Syracuse, N.Y.
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "We had two tough matches for the team today. I'm proud of the way the team fought. We had some [student-athletes] playing their first matches this weekend and they came out strong. Charlotte [Macken] earning All-Tournament was very well deserved. We are looking forward to a great practice and being back on the court on Tuesday."
 
University at Albany vs. University at Buffalo
 
SCORE: 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-18)
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 1-1, 0-0 America East | UB 0-2, 0-0 MAC
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes gained an early lead in each of the three sets against UB to sweep the morning match for their first win of the season.
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Regan Wright stood out on offense with game-highs of nine kills and four service aces.
• Freshman Elaina Wamhoff and junior Malea Stanton shared the setter's spotlight with 12 and 11 assists, respectively.
• Senior Charlotte Macken tallied 14 digs as Wamhoff followed on defense with nine.
• Freshman Anissia Wong competed for five blocks.
• Earning a 1.00 hitting percentage, graduate student Danielle Tedesco killed each of her three attacks.
• The Bulls' Milla Malik led with eight kills.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Great Danes jumped to an early 6-1 lead in the first set. Combining for two four-point runs, UAlbany eventually held a 15-9 lead before taking the set, 25-19.
• Junior Kamara Kelly garnered the first two points of the second set with a kill and a service ace. An early 15-7 lead proved useful throughout the rest of the set as UAlbany ended with a 25-17 win.
• The Bulls attempted to gain a win with two points to start the third set but the Great Danes went on a five-point run to take back the lead. After another run, this one for six points, UAlbany held an 11-3 lead. The final rallies saw an even back and forth but the Great Danes' early lead helped with their 25-18 win for the match.

 
University at Albany vs. Syracuse
 
SCORE: Syracuse 3, UAlbany 0 (12-25, 15-25, 20-25)
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 1-2, 0-0 America East | Syracuse 2-1, 0-0 ACC
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes were unable to overcome the Orange's quick lead in both of the first two sets. The third set proved to be more of an equal battle between the two I-90 teams, Syracuse pulled away mid-set for the three-set win.
 
KEY STATS

• Kamara Kelly led the team against Syracuse with seven kills and a .400 hitting percentage.
• Charlotte Macken once again led on defense with nine digs as Elaina Wamhoff followed with seven.
• As was seen against UB, Wamhoff and Malea Stanton shared in their setting duties. Both of the setters tallied 10 assists each.
• The Orange's Marina Markova led with 15 kills.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Syracuse jumped to an early 3-0 lead and continued to overcome the Great Danes' attacks. The Orange took the first set 25-12.
• UAlbany kept up with Syracuse early on in the second set. Two mid-set point runs gave the Orange a lead the Great Danes could not overcome and Syracuse took the second set, 25-15.
• The third set started with a Great Dane lead of 4-2. Back-and-forth rallies continued but the Orange eventually gained the lead. UAlbany held on until late in the set when Syracuse went from an 18-15 lead to a 25-20 win to take the match.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes return to Albany, N.Y. for the inaugural Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel Volleyball Classic. UAlbany will host St. John's, Cornell, and Colgate for a six-game tournament on Sept. 3-4.