September 20, 2024
Volleyball Falls Twice at Holly Young Invitational on Friday
Blue Devils travel to UConn for Saturday matinee.
The Central Connecticut volleyball team went 0-2 on Friday at the Holly Young Invitational, falling in straight sets to Brown and New Hampshire
The Blue Devils will play UConn on Saturday morning in Storrs, CT.
BROWN GAME INFORMATION | BROWN BOX SCORE
Score: CCSU 0, BROWN 3 (25-6, 25-11, 25-20)
Records: CCSU (2-7), BROWN (3-4)
Location: Lundholm Gymnasium | Durham, NH
UNH GAME INFORMATION | UNH BOX SCORE
Score: UNH 3, CCSU 0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-20)
Records: CCSU (2-8), UNH (5-6)
Location: Lundholm Gymnasium | Durham, NH
KEY MOMENTS VS BROWN
- The Blue Devils held an early 3-2 lead after a kill by Larissa Hiemer in the opening set. Brown would respond with five straight points and outscore CCSU in a run, 7-2, to go ahead for good. Following a kill by Isabella Bratzke, the Bears would score six straight to win the first set.
- Lauren Milani opened the second set with a kill and after an ace by Annabelle Denomme, CCSU would lead, 4-1. Brown outscored CCSU, 7-1, to take a three-point lead. A Milani kill would get the Blue Devils within, 14-9, but the Bears would allow just two points the rest of the way to go ahead 2-0 in the match.
- In the third set, Milani and Bratzke combined for a block to spark a four-point spurt that put Central ahead, 5-2. CCSU was ahead, 9-6, following a kill by Louise Lion, but Brown would use a four-point of its own to go ahead midway through the set. Central would get even following a kill by Olivia Keckler to make it 15-all, but the Bears would close the set with a 10-5 run.
NUMBER TO KNOW
11 – Brown recorded 11 service aces in the match, compared to just three for CCSU.
KEY MOMENTS VS UNH
- The Wildcats scored the first four points of the opening set, but the Blue Devils battled, climbing back to within two points, 9-7 on a Milani kill before UNH went on a 9-2 run
- The Blue Devils fell behind 4-0 again in the second set, but rallied back to tie the match, 9-9, before an 8-2 rally put the Wildcats in front
- Trailing 17-11 in the third set, a UNH service error jumpstarted a Blue Devil run that saw them score six of the next nine points, thanks in part to four straight points from the Olivia Keckler service, to make the score 20-18 on a Milani kill
- UNH scored the next two points and after CCSU closed to within 23-20, closed out the match with consecutive points
NOTES
- Isabella Bratzke hit .364, with four kills and no errors versus UNH
- Kylee Baranski had 27 assists in the afternoon match
- Keckler had four kills and no errors versus Brown
- Milani and Louise Lion both had seven kills versus UNH
UP NEXT
- The Blue Devils will play UConn on Saturday morning in Storrs, CT.
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