CAMBRIDGE,
Mass. - The
fight for spots in the America East Volleyball Championship continued on
Sunday, and there continues to be a jumble among the top five. Albany grabbed a
win on Sunday, meaning the Great Danes need one win in their final two matches
to win the America East regular-season crown. UMBC and Stony Brook also picked
up wins, putting two teams at 7-4 and two at 6-4 with one weekend remaining.
Recap
Sunday, November 4
at Stony Brook (11-12, 6-4), 3, New
Hampshire (14-12, 6-4) 1
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Stony
Brook earned a split of the season series with a 3-1 win at home over the
Wildcats.
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Freshman
Melissa Rigo had 14 kills and 10 digs to notch a double-double.
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The
Seawolves outhit the Wildcats .258 to .141 in the match.
at UMBC (14-14, 7-4) 3, Hartford (8-18, 2-8)
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UMBC
improved to 19-2 all-time against Hartford with its second sweep of the year
over the Hawks on Sunday.
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The
Retrievers did it with their defense, holding the Hawks to a .018 hitting
percentage.
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Krystal
Mlemchukwu led UMBC with 10 kills.
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The
Retrievers remain unbeaten against Hartford at home since joining the
conference in 2003.
Albany (11-14, 8-2) 3 at Binghamton (10-17,
7-4) 1
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A
pair of double-doubles by Traci Vandegrift and Samantha Brostrom, led Albany to
a 3-1 win over Binghamton
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It
was the fifth-straight win for the Great Danes over the Bearcats, hitting .358
as a team.
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Binghamton
was led by Iva Partaleva, who led all players with 20 kills to go with 12 digs.
Previous Matches
Friday, November 2
at Binghamton (10-16, 7-3 AE) 3, Hartford
(8-17, 2-7) 0
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The
Bearcats swept Hartford for the second time this season after hitting .350 as a
team.
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Kristin
Hovie had a match-high 13 kills, while Iva Partaleva had 12 and Amanda Dettmann
had a double-double with 32 assists and 11 digs.
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Hartford
was eliminated from playoff contention with the loss and UMBC's win.
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Binghamton
is now just a half game behind Albany for first-place in the conference.
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The
Bearcats now own a 19-3 advantage all-time in the series. The Hawks have not
won at Binghamton since Oct. 19, 2002.
at UMBC (13-14, 6-4) 3, Albany (10-14, 7-2) 1
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The
Retrievers had 10 team blocks and hit .240 to claim a, 3-1, win over Albany,
beating the Great Danes for the first time since 2007.
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It
is only the second time in the last five years that Albany has lost multiple
conference matches in a season.
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Hannah
Schmidt led the Retrieves with 18 kills and 10 digs.
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The
teams split the first two matches, with UMBC taking the opening frame and
Albany evening the match with a win in the second.
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UMBC
only trailed briefly at the beginning of the third set, and went on an 11-4
spurt to take a 20-11 lead.
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The
teams were tied late in the fourth set at 17, but the Retrievers scored eight
of the final 12 points to win the match.
at Stony Brook (10-12, 5-4) 3, Providence
(1-26, 0-10) 0
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Stony
Brook kept pace with UMBC for the final spot in the America East Championship
with a straight-set win over Providence.
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It
was the third-straight win for the Seawolves, who were led by freshman Melissa
Rigo's 17 kills and 11 digs.
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Stony
Brook hit .366 in the match while holding Providence to a .086 hitting
percentage.