University of Delaware Athletics
Thursday, November 18
Towson, Md.
4 PM
University of Delaware
15-12,8-8CAA
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Northeastern
12-15,8-8CAA
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Northeastern
16
24
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Delaware
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Volleyball Downs #5 Northeastern in Straight Sets to Advance to CAA Semis
11/18/2021 6:05:00 PM | Volleyball
TOWSON, Md. – The fourth-seeded University of Delaware volleyball team took care of business Thursday afternoon by capturing a straight-set (25-16, 26-24, 25-23) victory over fifth-seeded Northeastern (12-15) in the 2021 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships, presented by Primis, quarterfinal round inside SECU Arena in Towson, Md. With the win, the Blue Hens (15-12) advance to their 11th semifinal and will face the top-seeded/regular-season champions/defending conference champions Towson (24-4).
The Blue Hens opened the first set with a 5-1 run ignited by Kirah Johnson and Lani Mason raising up for a block assist.
Erica Staunton paced Northeastern with a match-high 16 kills to go with five digs. Jessica Frannea had 17 assists whle Kayla Martin scooped up 14 digs.
Gallery: (11-18-2021) VB vs. Northeastern (CAA Champs)
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This "win or go home" is personal for the Blue Hens as the team opened the match with their most dominate attacking percentage of .400 to finish the match outhitting Northeastern .239 to .146. Delaware led the way in points (59-44), kills (44-32), aces (5-2) and assists (40-31) while the Huskies held the edge in digs (45-41). Both teams held each other to 10 blocks apiece.Our favorite coach @MatthewsSara https://t.co/lB0kZODRYK
— Delaware Volleyball (@DelawareVB) November 18, 2021
The Blue Hens opened the first set with a 5-1 run ignited by Kirah Johnson and Lani Mason raising up for a block assist.
Lauryn Richardson nailed down Lily Rogers' feed to put Delaware up by five, 8-3, before Northeastern closed the gap to two after scoring three straight points, 8-6. The Blue & Gold responded quickly with four-straight points to extend the lead to six, 12-6. The Huskies made it a 18-14 game and then it was all about Grace Underwood. As part of Delaware's 7-2 spurt, Underwood played a role in six of the team's next seven points, including nailing down the set winning point, 25-16.First point of the tournament goes to the #BlueHens!!!!! pic.twitter.com/lCuFLRAlei
— Delaware Volleyball (@DelawareVB) November 18, 2021
DEFENSE LEADS TO OFFENSE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 - it's the #BlueHen way pic.twitter.com/1Svu6xdxXr
— Delaware Volleyball (@DelawareVB) November 18, 2021
Set two saw both teams fighting for the advantage where there were two lead changes and seven ties. Johnson then finished off Rogers' dish to kick start a 6-1 run to take the 13-9 lead. Northeastern wasn't going away quietly as the team knotted up the set three times, including scoring three-unanswered points (24-24). Lily Rogers and Ezgi Basaranlar connected for set point before Savannah Seemans left no room for error with an ace to secure the 26-24 set two win..@GraceUnder_ 😤 pic.twitter.com/v4PQHQp9iL
— Delaware Volleyball (@DelawareVB) November 18, 2021
The reality of advancing to the semis was all the fuel the Blue Hens needed as a Lani Mason kill ignited a 9-3 run. The Huskies were determined for their season not to end and answered by going on a 10-2 run of their own, 13-11. Delaware remained poised and used an 8-2 run to go up by four, 19-15. The seesaw battle commenced where the Huskies made it a 23-all game after Marika Virthe's kill. Basaranlar then found Mason for match point before Rogers put away her second ace to complete the sweep..@savannahseemans left no room for error😤 https://t.co/1aOBAuSPwc
— Delaware Volleyball (@DelawareVB) November 18, 2021
Johnson finished with 11 kills (.786 attacking percentage) and three blocks to lead the Blue Hens to victory. Underwood followed with eight kills and six blocks while Mason had a match-high 16 digs to go with eight kills and two block assists. Richardson and Seemans added six kills each. Directing the Blue Hens offense were Rogers (five kills) and Basaranlar as they dished out 19 and 14 assists, respectively.THE #BLUEHENS WIN!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/GHbv5WyQVQ
— Delaware Volleyball (@DelawareVB) November 18, 2021
Erica Staunton paced Northeastern with a match-high 16 kills to go with five digs. Jessica Frannea had 17 assists whle Kayla Martin scooped up 14 digs.
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Team Stats
NE
UD
Kills
32
44
Errors
18
17
Attempts
96
113
Hitting %
.146
.239
Points
44
59
Assists
31
40
Aces
2
5
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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