LOCATION: United Supermarkets Arena – Lubbock, Texas

SCORE: Ole Miss 3, UAlbany 1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-23, 25-19)

RECORD: UAlbany 5-7, 0-0 America East | Ole Miss 8-3, 0-0 SEC

SHORT STORY: UAlbany closed out the Red Raider Classic with a four-set battle against Ole Miss. 

KEY STATS

• Graduate outside hitter Shynelle Woroniuk tallied 22 kills on .346 hitting, adding 3 aces.

• Graduate opposite Kendall Harris posted 11 kills on .385 hitting with 5 blocks.

• Sophomore setter Maria Olga Siapani directed the offense with 42 assists and added 15 digs.

• Redshirt-junior libero Brooke Malek led all defenders with 28 digs and contributed 1 ace.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany started hot in the opening set, using early kills from Harris, Woroniuk, and Wilson to build a 16-11 lead. 

• Ole Miss rallied late, tying it at 22-22, before edging the Danes with a 3-1 closing run, 25-23.

• The Great Danes answered in the second frame, trading points throughout. 

• Malek steadied the defense, and Woroniuk came through with three late kills. 

• UAlbany fought off set points before closing the frame, 27-25.

• The third set was another thriller, featuring 13 ties and nine lead changes. 

• UAlbany went ahead 20-18 on a Harris kill and Karman block, but Ole Miss responded with a 7-3 run to steal it, 25-23.

• Ole Miss carried momentum into the fourth, pulling ahead 17-13 after a mid-set surge. 

• Woroniuk put down six kills in the set to keep the Danes within striking distance, but the Rebels closed it out 25-19.
   

NEXT: UAlbany returns home to open America East play against Binghampton on Friday, Sept. 26, at 6:00 PM in the PE Gym.