ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany women's volleyball team is set to play their third tournament in a row.
 
Returning to New York State, the Great Danes will head to Ithaca, N.Y. for the Cornell Invitational, September 9-10.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
 
Cornell Invitational
SITE: Newman Arena at Bartels Hall - Ithaca, N.Y.
RECORDS:
                UAlbany 0-6, 0-0 America East
                Temple 3-2, 0-0 AAC
                Cornell 2-1, 0-0 Ivy League
                Colgate 4-3, 0-0 Patriot League
STATS: CornellBigRed.com
 
Temple vs UAlbany
DATE: Friday, September 9
TIME: 5:00 PM
SERIES RECORD: 5-1, UAlbany leads
STREAM: ESPN+
 
UAlbany at Cornell
DATE: Saturday, September 10
TIME: 11:00 AM
SERIES RECORD: 5-1, Cornell leads
STREAM: ESPN+
 
Colgate vs UAlbany
DATE: Saturday, September 10
TIME: 5:00 PM
SERIES RECORD: 7-4, Colgate leads
STREAM: ESPN+
 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany opened the season at the JMU Invitational in Virginia before heading to Annapolis for the Kristen Dickmann Invitational, hosted by Navy.
• In each of the three matches in Virginia, the Great Danes won one set. 
• Throughout the season's two tournaments, newcomer Alexa Harris has come to lead the Great Danes with 3.19 kills per set while freshman Anna Myhal follows with 2.33 kills per set.
• On defense, libero Charlotte Macken leads with 3.36 digs per set.
• Sophomore Anissia Wong owns a team-high 16.0 blocks and 4.0 solo blocks
• Freshman Zosia Szczotkiewicz started two matches and notched 8.80 assists per set.
• Last season, the Great Danes finished with an 8-4 league record before closing the season at the America East Championship.
• UAlbany returned eight student-athletes, including three starters, and add nine newcomers - Cassidy Bloom, Sadie Brown, Zeynep Ertam, Kaleigh Fitzgerald, Alexa Harris, Brooke Malek, Anna Myhal, Macey Salvione, and Zosia Szczotkiewicz.

 
ABOUT TEMPLE

• The Owls opened the 2022 season hosting the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing Cherry and White Challenge. Temple split the weekend, taking a five-set win over Delaware after falling to Seton Hall.
• At the Black Knight Invitational, the Owls went 2-1. Seeing victories over Army and St. Francis College Brooklyn on September 2, Temple fell to #20 Kansas State on the first day of the invitational (Sept. 2).
• Taylor Davenport leads the offense with 3.95 kills per set. Jelena Prolic follows with 3.20.
• Falanika Danielson (3.50 digs per set) and Samantha Jo Mikosky (17.0 total blocks) lead the team's defensive maneuvers.
• Peyton Boyd owns a team-high six service aces.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE OWLS

• UAlbany leads the all-time series, 5-1.
• The Owls took the last meeting, 3-0, in 2017. This was their first win in the series.
• The Great Danes have seen five wins since the first meeting in 2004.

 
ABOUT CORNELL

• The host of the Cornell Invitational, the Big Red opened their 2022 campaign at the Kent State Invitational (Sept. 2-3). 
• After one weekend of play, Cornell owns two wins over Kent State and Southern Indiana with a loss against Oakland.
• Eliza Konvicka leads the offense with 2.80 kills per set while Emma Worthington serves as the team's setter, tallying 9.64 assists per set.
• On defense, Megan Bickel owns 3.80 digs per set to lead the team and Sammie Engel has notched 10.0 blocks to lead on the net.
• Engel has totaled 15 service aces for a team-high.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE BIG RED

• Cornell holds a 5-1 lead over the Great Danes.
• First meeting in 2000, with three Big Red wins, UAlbany's last meeting was the program's first victory. Hosting Cornell at the Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel Invitational, the Great Danes tallied a 3-1 win on September 4, 2021. 
• Returning student-athletes Charlotte Macken (20 digs, two service aces), Malea Stanton (25 assists), and Anissia Wong (eight blocks) led with their respective statistics.

 
ABOUT COLGATE

• The Raiders had visited California and North Carolina for two tournaments to begin the 2022 season before hosting Niagara for a three-set sweep on September 7.
• After falling to Villanova and host #24 USC, Colgate beat UMBC, 3-0, in Los Angeles.
• In their second tournament, the Raiders saw wins over Elon and Tennessee while falling to host, NC State.
• Libby Overmeyer leads the team with 3.71 kills per set while Julia Kurowski serves as the main setter with 5.91 assists per set. 
• On defense, Taylor Cigna owns 4.22 digs per set and Sophie Thompson owns 15.0 blocks to lead the team.
• Cigna, Abby Shadwick, and Rachael Martinez are all tied for the team-high six service aces.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE RAIDERS

• Colgate holds a 7-4 lead over the Great Danes in the all-time series.
• UAlbany last faced the Raiders in 2021 for a 3-1 loss at home. Returning student-athletes Charlotte Macken (19 digs) and Malea Stanton (22 assists) led with their respective stats.
• The Great Danes last beat Colgate, 3-0, in 2015 at the Colgate Classic.

 
UP NEXT

• After competing at the Cornell Invitational, the Great Danes will host their first home game of the season. UAlbany is set to begin play against Marist at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 13.

 
For more information on the University at Albany volleyball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanyvb
Instagram - @ualbanyvb
Facebook – facebook.com/UAlbanyVB