SCORE: UAlbany 3, Le Moyne 1 (21-25, 25-10, 25-10, 25-12)
 
LOCATION: PE Gym - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORD: UAlbany 5-10, 0-2 AE | Le Moyne 1-11, 0-0 NEC
 
SHORT STORY: On Wednesday night, UAlbany roared back after an early setback by overpowering Le Moyne to claim a commanding 3-1 victory.
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "Good work by the team after a slow start. Our service pressure really ramped up and that allowed us to get some digs. It was great to see the offense clicking all night."
 
KEY STATS

• Redshirt-junior Shynelle Woroniuk led the Great Danes with a double-double from 15 kills and 10 digs. Woroniuk also led both teams with four service aces.
• The Great Danes' offense was on fire with redshirt-junior Kendall Harris and sophomore Campbell Robinson both hitting over .500.
• Freshman Maria Olga Siapani had another Great Danes double-double with 24 assists and 13 digs.
• UAlbany had four defenders with double-digit digs in Siapani (13), freshman Kiki Provatas (12), Woroniuk (10), and senior Sthefany Carvalho (10).
• Robinson led both teams with five total blocks and redshirt-sophomore Gabriella Karman followed closely behind with four total blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Le Moyne started competitively in set one to take a four-point lead but UAlbany fought back to cut their lead to one.
• The Dolphins managed to gain momentum and pull ahead to make the score, 16-9.
• The Great Danes closed the gap to 20-18 with key kills from outside hitter Shynelle Woroniuk and opposite hitter Kendall Harris but Le Moyne finished strong to win the set, 25-21.
• UAlbany responded in the second set by jumping out to a 9-1 lead with three kills by Woroniuk.
• The fire caught quickly and the Great Danes wouldn't release their momentum.
• After a 12-2 scoring run by UAlbany, Le Moyne tried to gain some ground until the Great Danes sealed the set, 25-10.
• UAlbany opened with a commanding 5-0 lead in the third set to continue their force from the previous set. 
• Le Moyne tried to hit back with a three-point scoring run but the Purple and Gold responded with kill after kill to make the score 15-7.
• With three kills from middle blocker Gabriella Karman and a 6-0 scoring run, the Great Danes ended set three, 25-10.
• UAlbany took control from the beginning of the final set by going up 14-3.
• The Dolphins tried to even the score with two three-point scoring runs but the Great Danes dominating offense was too much to handle.
• The match concluded with UAlbany winning, 25-12, securing the match, 3-1.

NEXT: The Great Danes will hit the road as they visit Baltimore for a match against UMBC on Sunday, October 6.
 
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