SCORE: UAlbany 3, NJIT 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-18)
 
LOCATION: Robison Gym at the Kahl Campus Center (Sage College) - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 5-12, 1-1 America East | NJIT 6-13, 0-1 America East
 
SHORT STORY: UAlbany picked up their first conference win of the 2022 season with a three-set sweep against NJIT, Sunday evening. 
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "Very proud of our offensive output tonight. We were able to move the ball around and have a lot of success at the net. Sadie [Brown] played very well tonight and her offense helped propel us."
 
KEY STATS

• Junior Sadie Brown led the Great Danes in kills with 13, followed by junior Hannah Rowe with nine and sophomore Alexa Harris with eight. 
• Senior Charlotte Macken, sophomore Anna Myhal, and Rowe all earned a service ace.
• Macken led the team with 13 digs, followed by junior Kaleigh Fitzgerald, picking up 10.
• Setting up 44 kills was senior Malea Stanton. 
• Harris and Brown made the difference on defense, each getting two blocks. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Great Danes scored the first point of the match coming off of a Sadie Brown kill, followed by an early 9-3 lead. 
• The Highlanders rallied back to close the gap within one point at 18-17, but UAlbany maintained their lead to win the first set, 25-20 
• NJIT tallied the first point of the second set. Trading points early on, the match was tied at 7-7.
• The two sides continued back and forth earning their 14th tie at 19-19.
• The Great Danes were able to hold off the Highlanders in the second set, winning 25-22. 
• Starting setter Malea Stanton scored the first point of the third set with a kill. The Great Danes followed with five unanswered points for a 6-0 advantage.  
• NJIT was able to close the early lead to three points, before the Great Danes tallied a second scoring run, making the score, 12-6.
• UAlbany rallied another run, building a ten-point lead in the process, leaving the score at 18-8. 
• The Highlanders attempted to rally a comeback, bringing the score to 23-17, but the Great Danes finished the third set, 25-18, notching a three-set sweep.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will head on the road for a mid-week matchup at Stonehill on Thursday (Oct. 6) and a match at Bryant on Friday (Oct. 7).

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