University of Delaware Athletics
Thursday, November 4
Newark, Del.
6 PM
University of Delaware
12-12,6-8CAA
3
vs
0
UMBC
15-11,10-0America East
1
2
3
F
UMBC
19
25
20
0
Delaware
25
27
25
3
Team Stats
UMBC
UD
Kills
35
43
Errors
18
12
Attempts
106
115
Hitting %
.160
.270
Points
40
58
Assists
34
39
Aces
2
9
Blocks
3
6
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
S
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S
/ VolleyballOH
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Photo by: Mark Campbell
Basaranlar's Milestone Night Shines as Volleyball Downs UMBC in Straight-Sets on MVP Night
11/4/2021 9:26:00 PM | Volleyball
NEWARK, Del. – 2,000 career assists and counting!! The University of Delaware volleyball team closed out its non-conference slate Thursday evening with a straight-set (25-19, 27-25, 25-20) home victory over UMBC (15-11) inside Bob Carpenter Center in Newark on Most Valuable Professors (MVP) Night. Behind Ezgi Basaranlar notching her 2,000th career assists and becoming the ninth player in program history to make the elusive list, the Blue Hens snapped the Retrievers' 10-match winning streak and moves to a 12-12 mark on the season.
Prior to opening serve, the Blue Hens celebrated their Most Valuable Professors (MVP).
With the opening set being their finest attacking percentage (.297), Delaware finished the match outhitting the visitors .270 to .160. The Blue Hens also led the charge in points (58-40), kills (43-35), aces (9-2), blocks (6-3) and assists (39-34) while the Retrievers held the edge in digs (51-41).
"There are some things that I am really proud of the team tonight," said Head Coach Sara Matthews. "I thought our serving was really good for the most part. We got after it, we were aggressive, we had some good runs of aces. We need to take care of some misses in opportune times but for the most part we did a really good job taking them out of system. They're a good team, they're 10-0 right now in their conference so for us going into next weekend, with our last weekend of conference play, it's a really good win."
The opening set was tied at 11-all when Lauryn Richardson put away Lily Rogers' feed to ignite a 6-0 Blue Hens' run, with Lani Mason serving five-straight. UMBC trailed by two after Mia Bilusic's kill (21-19) before Delaware capitalized on four-straight Retriever errors to earn the 25-19 set one victory.
UMBC took a six-point lead, 17-11, in the second stanza, thanks to a Grace Rigsbee's kill. The Blue Hens responded quickly with a 9-2 scoring spurt to regain the lead, 20-19. The Retrievers was able to knot the game up three times (23-23) before Basaranlar set Rogers up beautifully with her 2,000th career assist to give Delaware set point, 24-23. UMBC wouldn't go away quietly as the team tied the set twice more (25-25). The Blue Hens remained composed as Kirah Johnson and Richardson both put away Rogers' assists to claim the set two win, 27-25.
"Wow, this is amazing," Basaranlar exclaimed. "I couldn't have done this without my teammates. It was a great win today for us and I am so happy that I got 2,000 assists, I had no idea!" Matthews commented, "I am super excited that Ezgi got her 2,000th assist today. She has been a huge part of our program and of our success over the last couple of years and we are just really fired up for her."
The Retrievers was able to tie the game at nine courtesy of Bilusic's kill in the third set. The Blue Hens never swayed as the team erupted with a 9-3 surge capped by Basaranlar's ace to go ahead 18-12. UMBC answered with a 5-1 run of itsown to pull within two, 19-17. Basaranlar found Mason for back-to-back kills before Rogers and Johnson teamed up for back-to-back blocks as part of Delaware's 4-0 run to make it 23-17. Grace Rigsbee scored UMBC's final point before Mason went up and blocked Rigsbee's attempt to complete the sweep, 25-20.
Mason finished with a match-high 12 kills to go with eight digs and three aces in Delaware's win. Savannah Seemans followed with 10 kills and seven digs. Needing 10 assists to reach 2,000, Basaranlar added six more assists to her stat line to finish with 16 assists and six digs. Rogers helped Basaranlar direct the Blue Hens' offense with 18 assists to go with seven digs, three aces and three block assists. Katie Turner anchored Delaware's defense with 12 digs.
Bilusic paced UMBC with 11 kills, 10 digs and two block asses. Rigsbee chipped in 10 kills. Andjelija Draskovic dished out a match-high 32 assists while Loren Teter scooped up 16 digs. WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Hens will remain at home for a regular-season finale weekend series against CAA foe William & Mary starting next Saturday, Nov. 13. Opening serve is set for 1 p.m. inside Bob Carpenter Center.
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Prior to opening serve, the Blue Hens celebrated their Most Valuable Professors (MVP).
With the opening set being their finest attacking percentage (.297), Delaware finished the match outhitting the visitors .270 to .160. The Blue Hens also led the charge in points (58-40), kills (43-35), aces (9-2), blocks (6-3) and assists (39-34) while the Retrievers held the edge in digs (51-41).
"There are some things that I am really proud of the team tonight," said Head Coach Sara Matthews. "I thought our serving was really good for the most part. We got after it, we were aggressive, we had some good runs of aces. We need to take care of some misses in opportune times but for the most part we did a really good job taking them out of system. They're a good team, they're 10-0 right now in their conference so for us going into next weekend, with our last weekend of conference play, it's a really good win."
The opening set was tied at 11-all when Lauryn Richardson put away Lily Rogers' feed to ignite a 6-0 Blue Hens' run, with Lani Mason serving five-straight. UMBC trailed by two after Mia Bilusic's kill (21-19) before Delaware capitalized on four-straight Retriever errors to earn the 25-19 set one victory.
UMBC took a six-point lead, 17-11, in the second stanza, thanks to a Grace Rigsbee's kill. The Blue Hens responded quickly with a 9-2 scoring spurt to regain the lead, 20-19. The Retrievers was able to knot the game up three times (23-23) before Basaranlar set Rogers up beautifully with her 2,000th career assist to give Delaware set point, 24-23. UMBC wouldn't go away quietly as the team tied the set twice more (25-25). The Blue Hens remained composed as Kirah Johnson and Richardson both put away Rogers' assists to claim the set two win, 27-25.
"Wow, this is amazing," Basaranlar exclaimed. "I couldn't have done this without my teammates. It was a great win today for us and I am so happy that I got 2,000 assists, I had no idea!" Matthews commented, "I am super excited that Ezgi got her 2,000th assist today. She has been a huge part of our program and of our success over the last couple of years and we are just really fired up for her."
The Retrievers was able to tie the game at nine courtesy of Bilusic's kill in the third set. The Blue Hens never swayed as the team erupted with a 9-3 surge capped by Basaranlar's ace to go ahead 18-12. UMBC answered with a 5-1 run of itsown to pull within two, 19-17. Basaranlar found Mason for back-to-back kills before Rogers and Johnson teamed up for back-to-back blocks as part of Delaware's 4-0 run to make it 23-17. Grace Rigsbee scored UMBC's final point before Mason went up and blocked Rigsbee's attempt to complete the sweep, 25-20.
Mason finished with a match-high 12 kills to go with eight digs and three aces in Delaware's win. Savannah Seemans followed with 10 kills and seven digs. Needing 10 assists to reach 2,000, Basaranlar added six more assists to her stat line to finish with 16 assists and six digs. Rogers helped Basaranlar direct the Blue Hens' offense with 18 assists to go with seven digs, three aces and three block assists. Katie Turner anchored Delaware's defense with 12 digs.
Bilusic paced UMBC with 11 kills, 10 digs and two block asses. Rigsbee chipped in 10 kills. Andjelija Draskovic dished out a match-high 32 assists while Loren Teter scooped up 16 digs. WHAT'S NEXT
The Blue Hens will remain at home for a regular-season finale weekend series against CAA foe William & Mary starting next Saturday, Nov. 13. Opening serve is set for 1 p.m. inside Bob Carpenter Center.
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For the latest on the University of Delaware Volleyball, follow the Blue Hens via social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. #BlueHens
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