Blue Hens Power Past Savannah State in Opener of FIU Invitational

Friday, August 31

Miami, FL

9:30 AM

University of Delaware

Savannah State

Photo by: Mark Campbell

Blue Hens Power Past Savannah State in Opener of FIU Invitational

8/31/2018 12:05:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

MIAMI, Fla. – Looks like Miami is treating the University of Delaware volleyball team just fine.

The Blue Hens opened up play at the FIU Invitational with a statement, dominating its way to a 3-0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-18) win over Savannah State to improve to 3-1 on the year.

Delaware set the tone early on finishing the first set on a 23-7 run en route to a 23-10 first set victory. The Blue Hens would do much of the same in the second set, before clinching the match with a 25-18 win in the third.

As a team, Delaware hit .333 with four different Blue Hens had at least five kills, led by Cailey Bracken, who finished with three on the day. Junior Bailey Pearlman was outstanding all match long, finishing with seven kills on the day and a .778 hitting percentage.

Courtnie Roberts led offense with 28 assists, while Andie Hanus continued her strong start to the fall with 19 more digs.

Quotable

"It was a great first match for us. It took us a little while to get going, but once we did, our energy level was consistent throughout. We got to work a few different lineups and got to see some of our freshman gain valuable experience. I thought Bailey had a great match, doing really good things offensively for us. Julia had a solid game at the net as well. WE are looking forward to carrying our energy into our match later tonight against a good FIU team. " Head Coach Sara Matthews

"I think we executed our game plan successfully on both the offensive and defensive side. As a team, we arrived at the gym this morning focused in and ready to play hard. We had a lot of girls go on runs serving tough from behind the line, getting the other team out of their system, which makes it easier for our blockers to be in the right places. Getting to have some new faces on the court today was great because it showed the depth that we have this season." Junior Bailey Pearlman

Up Next

The Blue Hens have two more contests at the FIU Invitational. Taking on the host team later today at 5:30, before taking on Chicago State on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.