SCORE: Navy 3, UAlbany 0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-21)
LOCATION: Capital Center - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 1-1, 0-0 AE | Navy 2-1, 0-0 Patriot
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes fell behind early and were unable to find a set victory despite a close third set, Saturday afternoon.
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "Great work by our opponents by putting pressure on us in many areas of the game. We worked some things out but were unable to turn it around."
KEY STATS
- Sophomore Anna Myhal led the Great Danes with 10 digs and nine kills.
- Junior libero Sthefany Carvalho followed with eight digs.
- UAlbany totaled three points from blocks with Gabriella Karman leading with one solo block and one assisted block.
- Senior Elisavet Papageorgiou owned a team-high three service aces.
- Freshman Emilia Kuzniar started as the Great Danes' setter before tallying 16 assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UAlbany opened strong with a 4-1 scoring run.
- Shortly after, Navy took a lead the Great Danes were unable to recover from with a 10-1 scoring run.
- The Mids added an 8-1 run before taking the first set, 25-15.
- Despite the first point of the second set going to the Great Danes, Navy took a strong advantage with an 8-1 scoring run.
- Mid-set, seven straight points gave the Mids a 23-7 lead.
- UAlbany attempted a comeback with three-straight points but was unable to hold on and Navy took the win, 25-10.
- For the third straight set, the Great Danes secured the first point.
- After an answer from Navy, UAlbany took a 4-1 lead with three unanswered points.
- The Great Danes continued to advance their lead with two scoring runs, including five unanswered points to make it 14-8.
- Navy tied the score at 15 after a 7-1 scoring run.
- A final 8-1 scoring run gave the Mids a 23-18 advantage.
- UAlbany added three points in the close set but Navy finished the match with a 25-21 third-set score.
NEXT: The Great Danes will close out the UAlbany Invitational with UCF on Sunday (Aug. 27) at 1 pm.
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