University at Albany Great Danes

SCORE: UAlbany 3, Siena 1 (25-23, 25-23,12-25, 25-23)

LOCATION: UHY Center - Loudonville, N.Y.

RECORDS: UAlbany 5-10, 1-2 America East | Siena 9-9, 4-1 Metro 

SHORT STORY: The highly anticipated matchup between hometown rivals ends with a Great Dane victory in four sets, Wednesday evening.  

KEY STATS

• Junior outside hitter Pinar Erol and freshman outside hitter Lily Lott both led the team in kills with 12. 
• Junior libero Kasia Barletta had a team-high three service aces and 16 digs. 
• Senior middle blocker Campbell Robinson put up seven blocks. Junior middle blocker Mina Benucci followed with six. 
• Freshman setter Addy Bianchini contributed 21 assists. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Set one started off close between UAlbany and Siena, but the Great Danes reached 15 points first with a four-point lead.
• Two kills and a service ace from Pinar Erol helped UAlbany maintain their commanding lead, 21-15.
• The Saints started to gain momentum and scored four consecutive points to close the deficit, 21-19.
• Siena found themselves one-point behind the Great Danes after another four-point run, but a kill from Mina Benucci sealed the first set for UAlbany, 25-23.
• The Saints opened the second set with a 7-1 run and took an early lead.
• A kill from Nia Gibson powered the Great Danes as they answered with a 7-2 scoring run of their own to tie the set, 9-9. 
• UAlbany scored four consecutive points for the advantage over the Saints, 15-14.
• A 5-1 run from Siena gave the Saints a one-point lead late in the second set.
• A service ace from Kiki Provatas gave the advantage right back to the Great Danes, 23-22. 
• UAlbany held their lead and secured set two.
• The Saints refused to go down without a fight and took an eight-point lead in set three, 15-7.
• A kill from Campbell Robinson helped push the Great Danes to close the scoring gap, but Siena held strong to their lead, 20-10. 
• The Saints avoided the sweep as they took set three. 
• In similar fashion to set one, UAlbany and Siena started out set four exchanging points, but the Saints took a narrow lead, 15-13.
• A block from Robinson gave the Great Danes a one-point advantage late in the fourth set.  
• A kill from Benucci ended the match as UAlbany took set four and won 3-1. 

NEXT: The Great Danes will travel to Vestal to take on Binghamton, Sunday afternoon (Oct. 11) at 1:00 PM. 

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