LOCATION: Connell Recreation Center – Chestnut Hill, Mass.

SCORE: Boston College 3, UAlbany 2 (17-25, 25-23, 25-18, 19-25, 16-14)

RECORD: UAlbany 5-4, 0-0 America East | Boston College 9-0, 0-0 ACC

SHORT STORY: UAlbany pushed undefeated Boston College to the brink before falling in a five-set thriller at the Boston College Invitational. 

COACH JOSH PICKARD: "Great battle today. Our offense was clicking and we were able to push them in the areas that we hoped to. A couple of bounces here and there and we get out of here with a win against an ACC opponent. Very proud of our effort today."

KEY STATS

• Graduate outside hitter Shynelle Woroniuk posted a season-high 28 kills on .286 hitting with 8 digs.

• Graduate opposite Kendall Harris added 10 kills on .318 hitting with 2 blocks.

• Redshirt-junior middle blocker Gabriella Karman hit .294 with 7 kills, 3 blocks, and 1 ace.

• Senior middle blocker Tori Wilson tallied 7 kills and 5 blocks.

• Sophomore setter Maria Olga Siapani dished out 49 assists, adding 4 digs, 4 blocks, and 2 aces.

• Redshirt-junior libero Brooke Malek anchored the defense with 20 digs.

• Sophomore defensive specialist Kasia Barletta chipped in 20 digs and 4 service aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany came out firing in the opening set, hitting .520 as a team. 

• Shynelle Woroniuk and Gabriella Karman powered the attack while Kasia Barletta added an ace in a 25-17 win.

• The second set was back-and-forth with 10 ties. 

• The Great Danes fought off two Boston College runs, but the Eagles closed late to edge it 25-23.

• Boston College carried momentum into the third, limiting UAlbany to a .032 attack percentage. 

• Despite kills from Kendall Harris and Tori Wilson, the Eagles took the set 25-18.

• UAlbany answered in the fourth, jumping out early behind a pair of Barletta aces and strong blocking from Wilson and Karman. 

• Woroniuk closed the frame with back-to-back kills for a 25-19 victory.

• The deciding fifth set saw both teams trade points to a 14-14 tie. 

• Boston College converted the final two rallies to escape with a 16-14 win.

NEXT: UAlbany heads to the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday, September 19, facing Texas Tech at 1:00 PM ET and Incarnate Word at 5:30 PM ET, followed by Ole Miss on Saturday, September 20, at 3:30 PM ET.