SCORE: Dartmouth 3, UAlbany 1 (18-25, 25-12, 25-22, 27-25)
LOCATION: Cotterell Court - Hamilton, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 2-5, 0-0 AE | Dartmouth 3-1, 0-0 Ivy League
SHORT STORY: After the Great Danes earned the win in set one, Dartmouth answered back and took the next three sets to seal the match, Friday evening.
KEY STATS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- To start set one, UAlbany and Dartmouth exchanged points, until the Great Danes found their groove and went on a 8-1 scoring run.
- UAlbany eventually took set one for the match advantage over the Big Green.
- Dartmouth responded by scoring eight consecutive points in the first half of set two, 9-3.
- After a dominant second set, the Big Green secured the win, 25-12, and tied the match at 1-1.
- The third set between the two teams was the closest to that point, but Dartmouth held down the lead, 17-13.
- A kill by Campbell Robinson erased the deficit and tied the set at 19-19.
- Dartmouth denied UAlbany a comeback and secured a 2-1 match lead.
- Set four proved to be the closest set of the match as the Big Green and Great Danes went back-and-fourth in the first half. UAlbany held a one point advantage as the first team to 15.
- The second half mirrored the first as the score remained close. The Great Danes held the lead, 23-20.
- The Big Green went on a four-point run to bring the set into extra points and finished out the set to secure the match win.
NEXT: The Great Danes remain in Hamilton for the second day of the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament and will take on the host, Colgate, Saturday (Sept. 12) at 5:00 pm.
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