SCORE: 3-0 (27-25, 25-23, 26-24)
 
LOCATION: University Gym - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 4-10, 0-0 America East | Siena 0-13, 0-0 MAAC
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes defeated crosstown rival, Siena, 3-0, for their midweek match, Wednesday night.
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "It was great to be back at home after a couple of weeks on the road. Siena put up a great fight and made us earn every set win. We were happy to have a great crowd who supported our school supplies night with an abundance of donations. We are looking forward and excited to get into our America East play this weekend!"
 
KEY STATS

• Junior Kamara Kelly led the offense with 17 kills and the defense with 13 digs. 
• Junior Malea Stanton and freshman Elaina Wamhoff shared the setter's spotlight. Wamhoff held the slight lead with 17 assists while Stanton tallied 16.
• On the serve, senior Charlotte Macken owned three of the Great Danes' four service aces.
• Freshman Anissia Wong owned a team-high two solo blocks but graduate student Danielle Tedesco led the team with six total blocks as well as a .727 hitting percentage.
• Macken and Wamhoff also tallied double-digit digs. Macken closely followed Kelly with 12 while Wamhoff totaled 10 digs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany opened the first set with a kill by Kamara Kelly, before earning a 5-4 advantage over the Saints.
• Siena eventually tied up the match at 20-20.
• UAlbany was victorious at the finish of the first match, scoring 27-25, with a block from Grace Cozad and Danielle Tedesco.
• The Great Danes opened the second set with a kill from Oren Abutbul.
• It was a back-and-forth battle between the two teams ending the second set at a close 25-23. Grace Cozad scored the set-winning point with a kill.
• Siena dominated UAlbany to begin the third set, 4-0.
• UAlbany fought their way back to tie it up at 5-5, with a five-point run served by senior Charlotte Macken.
• The Great Danes, with a block by Anissia Wong and Kamara Kelly tied up the final set 21-21.
• UAlbany won the third set scoring a nail-biting, 26-24, for another close set against the Saints.
• The Great Danes took the match with three sets decided by two points.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will head on the road for their first conference game of the 2021 season. Binghamton hosts UAlbany for an afternoon game on Sunday, September 26.