University at Albany Great Danes

SCORE: UAlbany 3, NJIT 1 (25-15, 21-25, 25-17, 25-22)

LOCATION: Joel & Diane Bloom WEC - Newark, N.J.

RECORDS: UAlbany 4-9, 1-1 America East | NJIT 1-15, 0-2 America East

SHORT STORY: A dominant performance from the Great Danes, led by a career-high 16 kills from senior Campbell Robinson, leads to their first conference win of the season, Friday evening. 

KEY STATS

• Middle blocker Campbell Robinson earned a career-high in kills with 16. Junior outside hitter Pinar Erol also put up 16 kills. 
• Junior defensive specialist Kiki Provatas and freshman defensive specialist Madison Kyle each contributed two service aces.  
• Junior middle blocker Mina Benucci had a team-high five blocks. Junior opposite hitter Nia Gibson followed with four.
• Freshman setter Addy Bianchini matched her career-high with 39 assists.
• Junior libero Kasia Barletta recorded 25 digs. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• To start set one, UAlbany and NJIT went back-and-fourth early, but a solo block by Campbell Robinson gave the Great Danes a two-point lead, 15-13.
• A kill from Pinar Erol powered UAlbany to go on a 8-2 run to start the second half.
• After scoring four consecutive points, the Great Danes took set one, 25-15.
• In similar fashion, the Highlanders and UAlbany went toe-to-toe in set two, but NJIT were the first to reach 15 points. 
• With a 7-2 run, the Highlanders increased their advantage to five points over the Great Danes in the second half, 20-15. 
• UAlbany refused to go down without a fight as they went on a four-point scoring run to cut the deficit to two-points, but NJIT won set two, 25-21. 
• A service ace from Madison Kyle helped give the Great Danes an early lead to start set three as they took a 4-1 advantage. 
• UAlbany took a commanding seven-point lead, 17-10, against the Highlanders after a 9-3 run. 
• Two consecutive service aces from Kiki Provatas sealed the third set for the Great Danes, 25-17.
• UAlbany kicked off set four with a 5-1 run to take an early lead. 
• The Great Danes continued their strong performance as they earned six consecutive points to increase their advantage in the first half, 16-7. 
• NJIT began to cut the deficit in the second half with a 7-3 run, but UAlbany held strong to their lead, 20-14. 
• The Highlanders kept the set alive earning four-points consecutively, but the Great Danes didn't back down and secured the match win. 

NEXT: The Great Danes will be back at PE Gym to take on New Hampshire Sunday afternoon (Oct. 4) at 2:00 PM. 

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