Volleyball Completes Third Straight Sweep In Win Over Stony Brook

Saturday, October 14

Stony Brook, N.Y.

11 AM

University of Delaware

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Stony Brook

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Delaware

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Volleyball Completes Third Straight Sweep In Win Over Stony Brook

10/14/2023 12:54:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - University of Delaware volleyball completed their third straight sweep in Saturday's road win over Stony Brook (30-28, 25-23, 25-13). It's also Delaware's fourth straight win.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Lani Mason had a game-high tying 10 kills and added five digs, four blocks, and four aces.
Madelyn Grunza had nine kills, hit .412, and had four blocks.
Savannah Seemans had six kills and a game-high tying 13 digs.
Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss had five kills and a game-high eight blocks.
Ezgi Basaranlar recorded 26 assists.
Eileen Gex had 12 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET

Despite going down 8-1 early in set one, Delaware immediately cut the lead down to 9-8. Stony Brook increased their lead back to 15-10, but another rally by Delaware again made it a one-point game at 16-15.
Delaware tied it for the first time at 20 after back-to-back kills by Grunza and Seemans, then used a 3-0 spurt to take their first lead at 23-22.
Stony Brook took a 26-25 and 28-27 lead, but Delaware scored three straight points to end the set, finished off by a kill by Basaranlar.
Grunza had a team-best four kills in the set and Basaranlar had 14 assists.

SECOND SET

Delaware jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the second set, but Stony Brook rallied to cut the lead down to 13-12.
A 5-0 run, highlighted by two aces by Mason, bumped the lead to 18-12. Stony Brook once again rallied, and tied the set at 20 and took a 22-21 lead. Delaware scored the final three points of the set again, with Mason recording two more kills and Basaranlar finishing it off with an ace.
Mason recorded four kills in the set.

THIRD SET

Delaware dominated the tail end of the third set to complete the sweep. Both teams went back-and-forth, with the score 11-8 Delaware.
Two straight kills by Mason extended the lead for Delaware to 20-12. They then scored the last five points of the set, with Mason picking up two more aces and Grunza finishing it off with a kill for a 25-13 win.
Grunza and Mason combined for seven kills in the set.

GAME NOTES

Delaware has won 12 consecutive sets dating back to Oct. 1 against The College of Charleston.
Last season, Delaware won 13 straight sets from Sept. 9-Sept. 18.
Grunza recorded her fourth game this season with at least a .400 hitting percentage.
Seemans had her ninth game this season with double-digit digs.
Whitfield-Moss had a career-best eight blocks, the fourth most blocks by a Delaware player in a game this season.

Up Next: Delaware returns home after four consecutive road games to host Hofstra on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22.

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