LOCATION: PE Gym – Albany, N.Y.

SCORE: UAlbany 3, Siena 1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18)

RECORD: UAlbany 7-9, 1-2 America East | Siena 7-11, 3-2 MAAC

SHORT STORY: Graduate opposite Kendall Harris powered the UAlbany attack with 15 kills, 18 digs, and 2 aces as the Great Danes earned a four-set victory over Siena in front of their home crowd.

COACH JOSH PICKARD: "It was a good match to grit out at home. Proud of the switches we made and how the players reacted. Kendall had a great game, going all six rotations. A double-double for her is an excellent outing."

KEY STATS

• Graduate opposite Kendall Harris led UAlbany with 15 kills, 18 digs, 2 aces, and 18 total points.

• Graduate outside hitter Shynelle Woroniuk tallied 14 kills, 12 digs, and 2 blocks.

• Redshirt-junior middle blocker Gabriella Karman hit .235 with 6 kills, 10 total blocks, and 1 ace.

• Graduate setter Maria Olga Siapani posted 40 assists, 17 digs, and 5 blocks.

• Senior outside hitter Anna Myhal recorded 10 kills on .304 hitting with 4 digs.

• Sophomore defensive specialist Kasia Barletta led the back row with 24 digs and 3 aces. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Siena took the opening set 25-22, pulling away late after a back-and-forth start despite three kills from Kendall Harris and two from Anna Myhal.

• UAlbany responded with a steady performance in the second, fueled by Harris' six kills and an ace. 

• The Danes built an early lead at 14-8 and held off a late Siena push to even the match 25-23.

• The Great Danes dominated the third frame, hitting .343 as Harris and Myhal combined for seven kills while Gabriella Karman anchored the defense at the net. 

• A Harris kill sealed the 25-17 win.

• UAlbany carried the momentum into the fourth, breaking open a close set midway through with a 7-2 run behind Kasia Barletta's serving. 

• Harris finished it off with back-to-back kills for the 25-18 clincher.