SCORE: UTSA 3, UAlbany 0 (25-12, 25-16, 28-26)
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LOCATION: Reed Arena in College Station, Texas
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RECORDS: UAlbany 3-5, 0-0 America East | UTSA 3-4, 0-0 Conference USA
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SHORT STORY: The Great Danes earned the first couple points of the tournament but the Roadrunners proved a difficult fight and took the match win.
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COACH JOSH PICKARD: "The Great Danes came out a bit flat today and our opponent took advantage of their opportunities. We started to play better when the lead was too tough to overcome. The great thing about these pre-conference tournaments is that we have more opportunities to compete before the weekend is over."
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KEY STATS
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Great Danes earned the first two points of the tournament, including a kill by junior Kamara Kelly. UTSA was able to catch up and continued to earn points for an eventual 11-8 lead. The Roadrunners went on a seven-point run before eventually earning the set win.
- In the second set, the Roadrunners jumped to a quick 4-1 lead. UAlbany came back tying the score at 5-5 before UTSA took back the lead and earned its second set win, 25-16.
- UAlbany earned the first point in the third set, earning a 6-4 lead early on. The Roadrunners tied the score at 7 before taking the lead but the Great Danes once again tied the score at 14.Â
- Continuing back and forth, UAlbany eventually earned a 24-23 lead but it was UTSA who took the 28-26 set three win for the match.
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NEXT: UAlbany will continue with the Texas A&M Invitational tomorrow, Saturday (Sept. 11), competing against Texas A&M (1:30 PM ET) and Houston (6 PM ET).
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For more information on the University at Albany volleyball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanyvb
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