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NYU Wins ECAC Opener
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The New York University women's volleyball team defeated Mt. St.
Mary College in three sets in the quarterfinal round of the ECAC
Metro/Upstate Championship at NYU's Coles Sports Center on
Wednesday, November 9.
The Violets, seeded #2 in the eight-team tournament, move on
to the semifinals on Saturday at 11:00 am at Elmira College in
Elmira, NY. Their opponent has not yet been
determined.
NYU (21-16) made easy work of the #7 seeded Knights (20-11),
winning the three-set match (25-14, 25-9, 25-13) in 49 minutes.
Alex
Mao had a match-high 12 kills for the Violets. Hope
Bogle led the way with 29 set assists, while Kaylee
Schanda was best with 20 digs.
"This is a new season for us," said NYU head coach Jolie
Ward. "We're 1-0 right now and hope to end the season
3-0."
For the match, NYU hit .247, while Mt. St. Mary finished at
-.095.
Mary Ann Raftery led the Knights with four kills. Lauren Halverson
had 13 assists and Heather Schaeffer added 13 digs.
"We're working on a new offense right now that will keep
us fresh and give us a spark," Ward explained. "We'll continue to
work on it in practice and see what happens this weekend."
