University of Delaware Athletics
Wednesday, November 9
Newark, Del.
6 PM
University of Delaware
15-10,10-6CAA
3
vs
0
Chicago State
6-15,0-0DI Independent
1
2
3
F
Chicago St.
16
16
27
0
Delaware
25
25
29
3
Team Stats
CSU
UD
Kills
33
36
Errors
25
14
Attempts
108
109
Hitting %
.074
.202
Points
39
54
Assists
29
35
Aces
2
10
Blocks
4
8
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
S
/ Volleyball
DS/L
/ VolleyballMB
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
DS/L
/ Volleyball
Photo by: Tyler Gallo
Volleyball Sweeps Chicago State In Regular-Season Home Finale
11/9/2022 8:53:00 PM | Volleyball
NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware volleyball team closed out its regular season with a decisive sweep (25-16, 25-15, 29-27) over Chicago State (6-15) on the Blue Hens' home finale Wednesday evening inside Bob Carpenter Center. With the win, Delaware (15-10) awaits seeding for the upcoming CAA tournament as conference play wraps up this weekend.
Prior to opening serve, the Blue Hens celebrated their Most Valuable Professors (MVP).
Delaware put together a strong showing in the second set, swinging at a .286 clip, before finishing the evening attacking .202 compared to Chicago State's .074. The Blue Hens led the charge in points (54-39), kills (36-33), aces (10-2), blocks (8-4), assists (35-29) while the Cougars held the edge in digs (51-44).
The Blue Hens opened with a dominating 9-1 run, headlined by Hannah Wright serving seven-straight points. Delaware built a 10-point cushion after benefiting off of Ezgi Dokuzlar's attacking error, 17-7. Chicago State responded with a 6-2 run to trim deficit to six points, 19-13, before the Blue Hens answered back with a 6-3 spurt to take the 25-16 set one win.
Set two proved to be more of the same as Delaware opened with a 6-1 scoring run. After the Blue Hens took the 10-6 lead, the Cougars scored three-unanswered points to pull within one, 10-9. Lily Rogers then checked in and immediately connected with Ezgi Basaranlar to nail one down igniting a 12-4 Blue Hen run, 22-13. Chicago State pulled within seven, 23-16, before Delaware scored the set's final two points capped by an Eileen Gex ace, 25-16.
Chicago State was determined to extend the match in the third set and was able to take their first lead of the night, 9-8, thanks to Maria Lopez Torres Tapia's kill. The Blue Hens never wavered as a Kirah Johnson kill kickstarted a 9-4 run to regain the lead, 17-13. The Cougars still battled and used an 8-3 run to take back the advantage, 21-20. The seesaw battle commenced and the fans of 253 watched the match go into extra points. The scoreboard was in favor of Chicago State, 27-26, before the Blue Hens scored three unanswered points. The match was capped beautifully by Lani Mason and Johnson teaming up to send Mesalina Severino's attack away for match point and then Johnson so eloquently dusting off Basaranlar's feed to complete the sweep.
Mason finished the evening with 12 kills, seven digs and three blocks in Delaware's win. Johnson followed with eight kills and five blocks. Basaranlar took charge of the Blue Hen offense dishing out 33 assists, serving four aces and sending three attempts away. Savannah Seemans and Eileen Gex anchored the Blue Hen defense with 14 and 11 digs, respectively.
Severino paced Chicago State with eight kills while Lauren Marin and Yanlis Feliz had 13 and 10 digs, respectively. Jaclyn Inclan and Yunju Lee chipped in 13 and 11 assists, respectively.
WHAT'S NEXT
Delaware awaits seeding for the upcoming 2022 CAA Volleyball Championships presented by Primis. Three-time defending champions Towson will serve as hosts as the quarterfinal round starts Thursday, Nov. 17, semis on Friday, Nov. 18 and the title game set for Nov. 19 all inside SECU Arena in Towson, Md.
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Prior to opening serve, the Blue Hens celebrated their Most Valuable Professors (MVP).
Delaware put together a strong showing in the second set, swinging at a .286 clip, before finishing the evening attacking .202 compared to Chicago State's .074. The Blue Hens led the charge in points (54-39), kills (36-33), aces (10-2), blocks (8-4), assists (35-29) while the Cougars held the edge in digs (51-44).
The Blue Hens opened with a dominating 9-1 run, headlined by Hannah Wright serving seven-straight points. Delaware built a 10-point cushion after benefiting off of Ezgi Dokuzlar's attacking error, 17-7. Chicago State responded with a 6-2 run to trim deficit to six points, 19-13, before the Blue Hens answered back with a 6-3 spurt to take the 25-16 set one win.
Set two proved to be more of the same as Delaware opened with a 6-1 scoring run. After the Blue Hens took the 10-6 lead, the Cougars scored three-unanswered points to pull within one, 10-9. Lily Rogers then checked in and immediately connected with Ezgi Basaranlar to nail one down igniting a 12-4 Blue Hen run, 22-13. Chicago State pulled within seven, 23-16, before Delaware scored the set's final two points capped by an Eileen Gex ace, 25-16.
Chicago State was determined to extend the match in the third set and was able to take their first lead of the night, 9-8, thanks to Maria Lopez Torres Tapia's kill. The Blue Hens never wavered as a Kirah Johnson kill kickstarted a 9-4 run to regain the lead, 17-13. The Cougars still battled and used an 8-3 run to take back the advantage, 21-20. The seesaw battle commenced and the fans of 253 watched the match go into extra points. The scoreboard was in favor of Chicago State, 27-26, before the Blue Hens scored three unanswered points. The match was capped beautifully by Lani Mason and Johnson teaming up to send Mesalina Severino's attack away for match point and then Johnson so eloquently dusting off Basaranlar's feed to complete the sweep.
Mason finished the evening with 12 kills, seven digs and three blocks in Delaware's win. Johnson followed with eight kills and five blocks. Basaranlar took charge of the Blue Hen offense dishing out 33 assists, serving four aces and sending three attempts away. Savannah Seemans and Eileen Gex anchored the Blue Hen defense with 14 and 11 digs, respectively.
Severino paced Chicago State with eight kills while Lauren Marin and Yanlis Feliz had 13 and 10 digs, respectively. Jaclyn Inclan and Yunju Lee chipped in 13 and 11 assists, respectively.
WHAT'S NEXT
Delaware awaits seeding for the upcoming 2022 CAA Volleyball Championships presented by Primis. Three-time defending champions Towson will serve as hosts as the quarterfinal round starts Thursday, Nov. 17, semis on Friday, Nov. 18 and the title game set for Nov. 19 all inside SECU Arena in Towson, Md.
BLUE HENS on SOCIAL MEDIA
For the latest on the University of Delaware Volleyball, follow the Blue Hens via social media on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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