CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - New Hampshire took over sole possession of first place with a straight-set win on Sunday while four teams sit tied for second with identical 3-2 record. Here are the Sunday recaps:
Sunday, Oct. 13
at New Hampshire 3 (10-11, 4-1), Hartford 0 (8-13, 2-3)
(25-22,25-19,25-15)
Box Score | Highlights
- New Hampshire improved to 4-1 in the America East and claimed sole possession of first place in the conference with a straight-set win over Hartford.
- The Wildcats hit .264, led by Tori Forrest who had 18 kills on a .395 hitting percentage.
- New Hampshire held Hartford to a .147 hitting percentage with 58 digs and eight total blocks.
Providence 3 (10-11, 3-2) at UMass Lowell 1 (0-17, 0-5)
(25-15,26-24,19-25,26-24)
Box Score | Highlights
- Providence bounced-back from a loss to New Hampshire with a four-set win over UMass Lowell.
- The Friars were outhit in the match .207 to .139 but were consisten in their serve game which led to an advantage in a closely-contested match.
- Mackenzie Ziegler led Providence with 13 kills.
- UMass Lowell had 13 blocks in the match including seven block assists and one solo block from Anisa Smith.
at Albany 3 Stony Brook 1
(25-19,25-20,20-25,25-22)
Box Score
- Albany earned a hard-fought four-set win over Stony Brook.
- The Great Danes jumped out to a 2-0 advantage with a .207 hitting percentage in the first set, holding Stony Brook to .040, and following that with a .163 hitting percentage in the second set.
- The Seawolves came back with a win in the third set, but the Great Danes had 17 kills in the fourth set while forcing the Seawolves into seven errors to win the match.
- Samantha Brostrom had 15 kills and 20 digs in the match to lead Albany.
Saturday, Oct. 12
at Binghamton 3 (4-14, 2-3) , UMBC 2 (12-8, 3-2)
(25-20,25-20,14-25,18-25,15-11)
Box Score
- Allison Hovie registered 19 kills and 15 digs to lead Binghamton to a five-set win over UMBC.
- The Bearcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match with wins in the first two sets before UMBC came back to force a decisive fifth set.
- UMBC actually outhit the Bearcats .244 to .179 but Binghamton had higher hitting percentages in the first, second and fifth sets to grab the win.
Friday, Oct. 11
Stony Brook (9-11, 3-1) at Binghamton (1-3, 3-14)
(25-16,23-25,19-25,25-22,15-6)
Box Score | Highlights
- Stony Brook came back from a 2-1 deficit to beat Binghamton on the road in five sets, using a .234 hitting percentage, 54 digs and 10 blocks to top the reigning conference champs.
- Three players registered double-digit kills for the Seawolves, including Melissa Rigo who had a double-double with 15 kills and 16 digs, and Stephanie McFadden who noted 14 kills on a .550 hitting percentage and four blocks.
- Binghamton was led by Grace Vickers' 14 kills. The Bearcats jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the match, but were held to a -.138 hitting percentage in the fourth set and .059 in the fifth.
UMBC (12-7, 3-1) 3 at Albany 2 (2-14, 2-2)
(27-25,25-20,12-25,21-25,15-12)
Box Score
- Krystal Mlemchukwu had a career-high 19 kills to lead UMBC to its first-ever road win over Albany.
- The Great Danes battled back from a 2-0 deficit in the match, using a .556 hitting percentage in the third and a .438 hitting percentage in the fourth to force a fifth set.
- Albany jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the fifth set, but a 6-0 run by the visitors proved to be the difference as Mlemchukwu ended the match with her 19th kill.
at New Hampshire 3 (9-11, 3-1), Providence 0 (9-11, 2-2)
(25-21,25-14,25-12)
Box Score
- New Hampshire recorded its fourth win in its last five matches with a straight-set win over visiting Providence.
- New Hampshire hit .272 in the match while holding Providence to an .028 hitting percentage thanks to 56 digs and seven blocks.
- Tori Forrest led the Wildcats with 10 kills.
Hartford 3 (8-12, 2-2) at UMass Lowell 1 (0-16, 0-4)
(25-12,25-17,18-25,25-22)
Box Score
- Hartford used its defense to earn a four-set win over UMass Lowell for the Hawks' second-straight win.
- Hartford had 72 digs, with four players record double digits. Jackie Tamburri had a double-double with 32 assists and 12 digs in the match.
- Sareeta Nethersole led the Hawks with 10 kills, while the River Hawks were led by Brooke Peterson who also had 10 kills.