Volleyball Sweeps Holy Cross for Season's First Win

The Central Connecticut volleyball team swept Holy Cross, 3-0, on Saturday at the Friar Classic. Olivia Keckler led CCSU with 18 kills as the Blue Devils hit .326 as a team.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE
Score:  CCSU 3, HOLY CROSS 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-22)
Records: CCSU (1-7), HC (3-6)
Location: Alumni Hall | Providence, RI

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils did not trail in the opening set. A kill by Keckler would force a Crusader timeout after making it 16-12. CCSU would score four in a row and a kill by Breanna Ginley made it 21-13. A kill by Keckler would win the opening set, 25-15.
• Holy Cross bounced back and would go ahead, 5-1, in the second set. Central would charge to the lead with four straight points, including back-to-back aces by Annabelle Denommé. CCSU would extend its lead to 17-9 after two aces by Amanda Tokam before closing the set with three straight kills by Anja Milosevic.
• Molly Thomas served four straight points to give CCSU an early, 5-1, lead in the third frame. Holy Cross would close to within, 19-16, and force a Central timeout. The Blue Devils would maintain their lead and closed the match on back-to-back kills by Keckler.

NUMBER TO KNOW

.326 – Central had a season-best .326 attack percentage as a team in the game

NOTES

• Keckler is averaging over 16.0 kills per match in the last four.
• Milosevic finished with 33 assists and nine digs, while adding five kills.
• Ginley had five kills and five blocks.
• Denommé led CCSU with 12 digs.
• Central is 27-13 against Holy Cross in Division I play.

NEXT UP

• CCSU will play Merrimack at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.

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