SCORE: UAlbany 3, NJIT 0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-20)
 
LOCATION: PE Gym - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORD: UAlbany 10-14, 4-5 AE | NJIT 5-22, 0-9 AE
 
SHORT STORY: UAlbany held strong against NJIT, securing a 3-0 victory with steady attacks and key blocks in the final points.
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "Very exciting to get a win on senior night! We have four people who trusted us in their transfer process and we were excited to have them spend the rest of their careers here with us."
 
KEY STATS

• Redshirt-junior Shynelle Woroniuk led the Great Danes with 11 kills. Redshirt-junior Kendall Harris followed closely behind with 10 kills on an impressive .529 hitting percentage.
• Freshman Maria Olga Siapani facilitated 32 assists and a service ace.
• Redshirt-sophomore Brook Malek led the Great Danes' defense with 13 digs.
• Sophomore Campbell Robinson led with five blocks at the net. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany came out strong with a 4-0 lead to start the match thanks to early kills by opposite hitter Kendall Harris and middle blocker Campbell Robinson.
• The Highlanders gained momentum to take the lead at 11-11 UAlbany pulled away with a 7-3 run.
• The Great Danes held steady in the final points and closed the set 25-19 after a kill by Harris.

• UAlbany and NJIT traded points in set two staying even at 14 thanks to outside hitter Shynelle Woroniuk and opposite hitter Elisavet Papageorgiou keeping the offense aggressive.
• The Highlanders gained a slight edge but the Great Danes took a one-point lead after a three-point scoring run to put the set at match-point.
• UAlbany clinched the set 26-24 after a decisive block from Robinson and Woroniuk to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

• NJIT took a three-point lead early in the third set and held onto it until it was 11-8.
• The Purple and Gold responded with a six-point scoring run to take a three-point lead of their own and didn't let go of their momentum.
• UAlbany comfortably closed the set at 25-20 with a powerful final kill from Robinson. This ended the match, 3-0.

NEXT: The Great Danes travel to Rhode Island to take on Bryant in their final regular season match of the season on Saturday, November 16.
 
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