Volleyball Match Preview: Hampton

HAMPTON, Va. – The University of Delaware volleyball team will open their four-game road trip this weekend starting with heading to Hampton, Va. to face new CAA foe Hampton in a weekend series Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25. Both matches are slated for a 2 p.m. start inside Holland Hall.

What You Need to Know:

This will be the first time ever that Delaware and Hampton will be meeting. The Blue Hens will be entering the series on a five-match winning streak while the Pirates are on a two-match skid.
The last time Delaware was out was when they welcomed Northeastern to open CAA play. The Blue Hens brought the brooms out and swept the Huskies on Sept. 17 to extend their overall and home winning streak, including winning 12 straight sets.
The Blue & Gold will look to use the momentum from their thrilling five-set victory in the series finale against Northeastern (Sept. 18) behind Lani Mason's career afternoon. The Chester, Va. native nailed down a career-best 35 kills to go along with 10 digs to post her fourth double-double of the season. On Monday, Mason's impressive performance secured her right to call herself the CAA Offensive Player of the Week for the second-straight week.
The statline vs. Northeastern (Sept. 18): Kirah Johnson followed with seven kills and six blocks as Lauryn Richardson also finished with seven kills off the bench. Directing the Blue Hen offense was Ezgi Basaranlar, dishing out a season-best 52 assists, to go along with eight digs. Anchoring the Delaware defense was the tag-team duo of Savannah Seemans and Eileen Gex, who both scooped up 16 and 12 digs respectively.
Hampton met with the CAA defending champs Towson last weekend where they dropped a pair in straight sets, moving to a 3-2 record and 0-2 in conference play on the young season.

Live stats and live video will not be available for both matches this weekend.

Up Next: Delaware will travel to Charleston, S.C. to face Charleston in a CAA weekend series Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct.2. Both matches are slated for a 1 p.m. start inside TD Arena.

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Players Mentioned

Ezgi Basaranlar

Eileen Gex

Kirah Johnson

Lani Mason

Lauryn Richardson

Savannah Seemans

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