Team - Iona 2024
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics
3
Winner Central Mich. CMU 4-0,0-0 MAC
1
UAlbany ALB 1-3,0-0 America East
Winner
Central Mich. CMU
4-0,0-0 MAC
3
Final
1
UAlbany ALB
1-3,0-0 America East
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Central Mich. CMU 25 22 25 25 (3)
UAlbany ALB 18 25 20 20 (1)
0
Iona Iona 0-4,0-0 MAAC
3
Winner UAlbany ALB 2-3,0-0 America East
Iona Iona
0-4,0-0 MAAC
0
Final
3
UAlbany ALB
2-3,0-0 America East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Iona Iona 17 19 17 (0)
UAlbany ALB 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Grand Opening Success, Volleyball Beats Iona in Three

LOCATION: PE Gym - Albany, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: Fans packed the gym as the Great Danes ended the opening day of the UAlbany Invitational with a win.
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "I'm very happy with how the team played today. We had different people step up in each match and it was a great team effort. Our morning match was a good test against a big team and we definitely learned some things. The evening was against a really scrappy team that forced us to be ready at all times. It's an exciting thing to be part of a team who got their first win in a newly renovated gym. We were very happy to be home."
 
GAME ONE 
 
SCORE: Central Michigan 3, UAlbany 1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20)
 
RECORD: UAlbany 1-3, 0-0 AE | Central Michigan 4-0, 0-0 MAC
 
KEY STATS  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Great Danes and the Chippewas started set one exchanging points until both teams were tied at 10.
  • CMU pulled ahead but UAlbany tied it at 14 with a three-point run.
  • After some back-and-forth action, Central Michigan won the set, 25-18, with a three-point run.
  • The Great Danes started the second set up by five with kills from opposite hitter Kendall Harris and outside hitter Shynelle Woroniuk.
  • They held the momentum with two additional scoring runs until CMU had a run of their own to cut the lead to two.
  • The Great Danes fought until the end, going back and forth with the Chippewas before taking set two, 25-22.
  • Central Michigan came back from the break strong quickly earning a 10-3 lead in the third set. 
  • UAlbany hit back with a 6-2 scoring run to make it a 12-9 game.
  • Despite another scoring run and kills by Woroniuk, Harris, and middle blocker Tori Wilson, the Chippewas ended set three, 25-20.
  • The Great Danes started off hot with two scoring runs to put them up, 9-4, to start the fourth set.
  • UAlbany had another scoring run but Central Michigan ended up on top to win the set, 25-20, and end the match, 3-1.
 
GAME TWO
 
SCORE: UAlbany 3, Iona 0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-17)
 
RECORD: UAlbany 2-3, 0-0 AE | Iona 0-4, 0-0 MAAC
 
KEY STATS
  • Redshirt-junior Shynelle Woroniuk led the Great Danes offense with 10 kills.
  • Junior Anna Myhal and redshirt-junior Kendall Harris followed closely behind with nine kills each.
  • Senior Sthefany Carvalho had another match-high with 24 digs in the Great Danes' sweep.
  • Freshman setter Maria Olga Saipani led both teams again with 32 assists and contributed to the defense with eight digs.
  • Redshirt-sophomore Gabriella Karman contributed on both ends with seven kills, on a .353 hitting percentage, and three blocks.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • UAlbany found their groove in the first set when they went on a 4-0 scoring run thanks to two kills from both opposite hitter Kendall Harris and outside hitter Anna Myhal.
  • They held the momentum and went on three more scoring runs throughout the first set.
  • With an impressive .351 hitting percentage, the Great Danes secured the first set, 25-17.
  • Iona got an early start in the second and went up by four but UAlbany responded with a four-point scoring run.
  • With two more scoring runs and kills from various hitters, the Great Danes took set two, 25-19.
  • UAlbany got up early in the third set, 5-2, with a four-point scoring run.
  • The Great Danes and the Gaels fought back and forth until UAlbany took a five-point lead.
  • The Purple and Gold ended the match with a 3-0 scoring run and solidified a sweep in the grand opening of their newly renovated home court.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes close out the UAlbany Invitational tomorrow, September 7, with a BLACKOUT game against FDU at 2 PM.
 
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