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Women's Volleyball

Volleyball Welcomes Binghamton

ALBANY, N.Y. - The UAlbany volleyball team hosts Binghamton this Sunday for their lone matchup this week. 
 
UAlbany's home gym, PE Gym, is down for renovations. All home games during the 2023 season will be played at the Kahl Campus Center on Russell Sage College's Albany Campus. To find the gym, put 44 Academy Rd, Albany, NY into your GPS. For more information, click here.
 
MATCH INFORMATION
 
Binghamton at UAlbany
DATE: Sunday, October 15
TIME: 6:00 PM
SITE: Robison Gym at the Kahl Campus Center (Russell Sage College) - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 6-11, 1-2 AE | Binghamton 10-8, 3-0 AE
SERIES RECORD: 35-14, UAlbany leads
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
STREAM: AE.TV
 
*records as of 10.13
 
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW
  • Hosting Bryant and UMBC, UAlbany earned a split on the weekend. 
  • The Great Danes fell to the Bulldogs after winning the first set. 
  • Redshirt-sophomore Shynelle Woroniuk finished the game with 10 kills and junior Sthefany Carvalho recorded a team-best nine digs.
  • UAlbany earned their first conference win after defeating UMBC on Sunday.
  • The Great Danes won the first two sets of the contest before claiming the victory in the fifth set. 
  • Freshman Campbell Robinson and redshirt-freshman Gabriella Karman tallied nine and eight blocks, respectively. 
  • Junior Zosia Szczotkiewicz served four aces en route to the victory.
 
GREAT DANE REWIND
  • UAlbany holds a 6-11 record on the year and is 1-2 in conference.
  • The Great Danes started their season with a three-set sweep over Syracuse (Aug. 25). 
  • Following the win, UAlbany played close sets against Navy (Aug. 26) and UCF (Aug. 27) to close the UAlbany Invitational.
  • The Great Danes moved to 1-5 after three losses at the Chippewa Invitational (Sept. 1-2) before adding one win, over Cornell (Sept. 9), and two losses at the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament.
  • UAlbany earned their third win in a four-set victory over George Mason (Sept.15) at the Patriot Invite.
  • The Great Danes won back-to-back matches defeating Siena (Sept. 20) and Sacred Heart (Sept. 27) before beginning conference play.
  • After falling to NJIT (Oct. 1) and Bryant (Oct. 6), the Great Danes earned their first conference victory defeating UMBC (Oct. 8) in five sets. 
  • Shynelle Woroniuk leads the team with 3.04 kills per set and 3.37 points per set.
  • On defense, Sthefany Carvalho holds the team-high with 3.24 digs per set.
  • Senior Elisavet Papageorgiou leads the Great Danes with 17 service aces.
  • Gabriella Karman has recorded 47 blocks this season (0.96/set), with 10 solo blocks, while sophomore Tori Wilson trails with 33, including five solo.
  • The team's primary setter, Zosia Szczotkiewicz leads with 363 assists in 51 sets (8.85/set).
 
INTERNATIONAL APPEAL  
IN THE RANKINGS
(As of October 13)  
WORK AS A TEAM, WIN AS A TEAM
(As of October 13)
  • The Great Danes' rank in the conference:
    • 4th - 14.45 opponent digs 
    • 4th - 1.53 service aces/set
    • 4th - 1.83 opponent service aces
    • 4th - 2.14 opponent blocks 
    • 4th - 12.68 opponent kills 
    • 4th - 11.47 opponent assists 
 
ABOUT BINGHAMTON
  • The Bearcats possess a 10-8 record and are 3-0 in conference play.
  • Binghamton won their first three matches at the Bearcat Classic defeating Merrimack (Aug. 25), Duquesne (Aug. 26), and Saint Peter's (Aug. 26).
  • The Bearcats were held winless at the Buffalo Invite falling to Montana (Aug. 31), DePaul (Sept. 1), and Buffalo (Sept. 2).  
  • Defeating Le Moyne (Sept. 5), Binghamton won its first midweek match. 
  • At the Lehigh Classic, the Bearcats won their first two matches against Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 8) and Lehigh (Sept. 9) before losing to Delaware State (Sept. 9).
  • After falling to Brown (Sept. 16), UConn (Sept. 16), Michigan State (Sept. 17), and Colgate (Oct. 8), Binghamton began conference play with three wins over NJIT (Sept. 29), New Hampshire (Oct. 6), and Bryant (Oct. 8).
  • Most recently, the Bearcats defeated LIU in four sets on October 10. 
  • Tsvetelina Ilieva leads the team with 4.29 kills per set and 5.02 points per set.
  • Madison Konopka holds the team-high in digs per set with 3.61.
  • Anna Sprys has recorded 79 blocks, including 12 solo. 
  • Lottie Scully has served as the primary setter recording 328 assists in 43 sets (7.63/set). 
 
SERIES AGAINST THE BEARCATS
  • The Great Danes leads the all-time series, 35-14.
  • UAlbany squared off against the Bearcats twice last season with each team winning their home contest.
  • Winning in five sets on October 21, the Great Danes fell in three in Vestal (Nov. 6).
  • Returning student-athlete Anna Myhal tallied 20 kills and six digs in the UAlbany victory.
  • The Great Danes have not lost at home to Binghamton since October 2016.
 
A NEW BEGINNING  
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST
  • Binghamton sits first on the ladder after remaining undefeated in conference play.
  • UMBC trails having recorded two conference wins and one loss.
  • With each of the remaining teams having tallied their first win in just two weeks of conference play, UAlbany, New Hampshire, Bryant, and NJIT share a 1-2 record.
  • Overall, New Hampshire leads with an 11-7 record (6.11).
  • Trailing is UMBC and Bryant who share a .571 win percentage followed by Binghamton with .556.
  • NJIT (7-10) and UAlbany (6-11) sit below .500.
 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK
  • Friday
    • NJIT at Bryant, 7 pm
  • Sunday
    • UMBC at NJIT, 3 pm
    • New Hampshire at Bryant, 4 pm
    • Binghamton at UAlbany, 6 pm 
  • Wednesday 
    • Sacred Heart at Bryant, 7 pm
    • NJIT at Saint Peter's, 7 pm
 
UP NEXT: The Great Danes will travel to New Hampshire on Friday (Oct. 20) before returning home to face NJIT on Sunday (Oct. 22). 
 
For more information on the University at Albany volleyball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanyvb
Instagram & Threads - @ualbanyvb
Facebook – facebook.com/UAlbanyVB
 
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Players Mentioned

Naliah Grannell

#17 Naliah Grannell

MB
6' 0"
Junior
Shynelle Woroniuk

#4 Shynelle Woroniuk

OH
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Brooke Malek

#22 Brooke Malek

DS/L
5' 7"
Freshman
Anna Myhal

#7 Anna Myhal

OH
5' 11"
Freshman
Zosia Szczotkiewicz

#20 Zosia Szczotkiewicz

S
6' 1"
Sophomore
Elisavet Papageorgiou

#19 Elisavet Papageorgiou

OPP
6' 0"
Senior
Kendall Harris

#22 Kendall Harris

OPP
5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
Nicole Bell

#10 Nicole Bell

OH
5' 11"
Freshman
Gabriella Karman

#5 Gabriella Karman

MB
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Emilia Kuzniar

#16 Emilia Kuzniar

S
5' 10"
Freshman
Sthefany Carvalho

#8 Sthefany Carvalho

DS/L
5' 6"
Junior
Campbell Robinson

#14 Campbell Robinson

MB
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Naliah Grannell

#17 Naliah Grannell

6' 0"
Junior
MB
Shynelle Woroniuk

#4 Shynelle Woroniuk

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
OH
Brooke Malek

#22 Brooke Malek

5' 7"
Freshman
DS/L
Anna Myhal

#7 Anna Myhal

5' 11"
Freshman
OH
Zosia Szczotkiewicz

#20 Zosia Szczotkiewicz

6' 1"
Sophomore
S
Elisavet Papageorgiou

#19 Elisavet Papageorgiou

6' 0"
Senior
OPP
Kendall Harris

#22 Kendall Harris

5' 10"
Redshirt Sophomore
OPP
Nicole Bell

#10 Nicole Bell

5' 11"
Freshman
OH
Gabriella Karman

#5 Gabriella Karman

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
MB
Emilia Kuzniar

#16 Emilia Kuzniar

5' 10"
Freshman
S
Sthefany Carvalho

#8 Sthefany Carvalho

5' 6"
Junior
DS/L
Campbell Robinson

#14 Campbell Robinson

6' 2"
Freshman
MB