Volleyball Falls to Saint Francis U in Four

The Central Connecticut volleyball team fell at Saint Francis U, 3-1, on Saturday in Northeast Conference action in Loretto, PA.  Weronika Poczynek had a team-high nine kills for CCSU.

The Blue Devils return to New Britain next weekend to host FDU on Friday and Saturday.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 1, SAINT FRANCIS U 3 (25-13, 28-30, 25-14, 25-16)
Records: CCSU (2-14, 0-4 NEC), SFU (7-9, 3-1 NEC)
Location: DeGol Arena | Loretto, PA

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils held an early 3-2 lead in the opening set following a kill by Lauren Milani before SFU came back with six unanswered points. A kill by Weronika Poczynek would end the run, but the Red Flash would build a 21-9 lead enroute to taking the first set.
• Central would take its largest lead of the set after a kill by Poczynek and an SFU error made it 13-10. The teams would go back-and-forth until CCSU scored three straight to close the set.  A block by Poczynek and Kaylin Hadley was followed by consecutive SFU errors to tie the match at 1-1.
• Saint Francis scored the first three points of the third set and would push its lead to 9-4. Central would get within a point before SFU pushed its lead back to 16-11. A kill by Hadley would get CCSU within 17-14, but that was as close as they would get in the set.
• The fourth set began with the Red Flash building a 5-1 lead with a kill by Poczynek accounting for the Central point. A kill by Amanda Tokam and an SFU error would get Central within, 9-4, before the Red Flash scored five straight points. A kill by Miliani was followed by a block from Hadley and Keckler before SFU closed out the match.

NUMBER TO KNOW

0 – The Blue Devils did not commit a set error in the match. Kylee had 86 attempts in the match without a error committed.

NOTES

• CCSU is 29-16 all-time against SFU. The Red Flash have won the past six matchups.
• Poczynek added two blocks and five digs in the match.
• Baranski finished with 26 assists and three digs.
• Milani had seven kills, nine digs, two aces and a block.
• Annabelle Denomme had a match-high 13 digs.

UP NEXT

• The Blue Devils return to New Britain next weekend to host FDU on Friday and Saturday.

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