Volleyball Heads To Northeastern

Saturday, October 7

Boston, Mass.

2 PM

University of Delaware

Northeastern

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10/5/2023 1:44:00 PM | Volleyball

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware's volleyball team will head to Northeastern for two road games against the Huskies on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8.

2023 Highlights

Delaware began the season 6-0 for the first time since the 2007 season after defeating Loyola (Md.), Niagara, and Robert Morris at the Blue Hen Invitational and Tarleton State, UTSA, and Lamar at the Roadrunner Classic, and sat at 7-1 following non-conference play.
Ezgi Basaranlar was named Tournament MVP at the Blue Hen Invitational, while Savannah Seemans was named Tournament MVP at the Roadrunner Classic.
Kirah Johnson was named to the Blue Hen Invitational All-Tournament team and Basaranlar and Madelyn Grunza were named to the Roadrunner Classic All-Tournament Team.
Lani Mason was named to the Delaware Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Delaware went 1-1 to begin conference play against Campbell, with Johnson recording 23 kills and hitting .316 while recording seven blocks in the two games.
Delaware defeated Towson in five sets on Sept. 22 and fell in five sets on Sept. 24. Friday's win was their first over Towson since 2016. Mason had 38 kills in two games, while Johnson had 22 kills and hit .404. Seemans had 37 digs.
Delaware split two games against Charleston, salvaging the finale in reverse sweep fashion. Seemans had 26 digs, Grunza had 23, and Johnson had 22 and hit .333. Basaranlar had 79 assists and Gex had 43 digs.

Blue Hen Invitational Stats

Mason finished with 42 kills, 3.82 kills per set, a .314 hitting percentage, 36 digs, 3.27 digs per set, and seven blocks.
Eileen Gex had 43 digs and 3.91 digs per set.
Basaranlar finished with 114 assists, 10.36 assists per set, 25 digs, 2.27 digs per set, and 14 blocks.
Johnson finished with 32 kills, 2.91 kills per set, a .574 hitting percentage, and 14 blocks.
Asia Murray finished with 12 kills, a .348 hitting percentage, and 18 blocks.
Grunza finished with 23 kills and seven blocks.
Seemans finished with 29 kills, 2.64 kills per set, 28 digs, and 2.55 digs per set.

Roadrunner Classic Stats

Mason finished with 39 kills, 3.25 kills per set, 28 digs, and 2.33 digs per set.
Gex finished with 26 digs and 3.00 digs per set.
Basaranlar finished with 123 assists, assists per set, 19 digs, 1.58 digs per set, and nine blocks.
Johnson finished with 33 kills, 2.75 kills per set, a .388 hitting percentage, and 12 blocks.
Murray finished with 18 kills, a .279 hitting percentage, 24 blocks, and 2.00 blocks per set.
Grunza finished with 31 kills, 2.58 kills per set, a .422 hitting percentage, and nine blocks.
Seemans finished with 29 kills, 2.42 kills per set, 31 digs, 2.58 digs per set, and nine blocks.

Delaware Invitational

Mason finished with 32 kills, 4.57 kills per set, and a .288 hitting percentage.
Basaranlar finished with 62 assists, 8.86 assists per set, 19 digs, and 2.71 digs per set.
Johnson had 15 kills, hit .519, and had seven blocks.
Seemans had 14 kills and 14 digs.
Gex finished with 21 digs and 3.00 digs per set.
Painter finished with 13 digs.

Vs Campbell

Delaware defeated Campbell, 3-1, in their CAA opener.
Mason had 14 kills and six digs, Seemans had 13 kills, hit .360, and had 11 digs, Johnson had 11 kills, hit .320, and had three blocks, Basaranlar recorded 36 assists, eight digs, and two kills, and Gex had 19 digs.
Cambell defeated Delaware, 3-1, to close out the weekend.
Mason had 12 kills and 14 digs, Johnson had 12 kills, hit .313, and had four blocks, Basaranlar recorded 34 assists, 11 digs, and four blocks. Murray had five kills, hit .455, and had five blocks, Gex had 24 digs, and Painter had 11 digs.

At Towson

Delaware defeated Towson, 3-2, to begin their first CAA road trip.
Mason had a game-high 22 kills and recorded 12 digs, while Grunza had 14 kills and hit .303. Basaranlar had 42 assists and 16 digs. Seemans had 20 digs.
Delaware fell to Towson, 3-2, in their second game against the Tigers. Mason had 16 kills, while Grunza had 14 and hit .357. Basaranlar had 41 assists and Seemans had 17 digs.

Vs Charleston

Delaware fell to Charleston 3-1 in the first matchup. Seemans had 16 kills and 13 digs, Basaranlar had 40 assists and 15 digs, and Gex had 17 digs.
Delaware came back from 2-0 to defeat Charleston in five sets, their first reverse sweep win since Nov. 17, 2022, also against Charleston during the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament.
Johnson had 13 kills, hit . 455, had five blocks, and picked up three aces. Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss had 13 kills and hit .435 in her first career start. Gex had 26 digs, Basaranlar had 39 assists and seven digs, and Lily Rogers had 11 assists.

CAA Awards

Asia Murray was named Co-Rookie of the Week on August 28.
Asia Murray was named Co-Defensive Player of the Sept. 4.

NCAA/CAA Rankings

Delaware ranks second in the CAA and 53rd in NCAA in blocks per set (2.44).
Delaware ranks third in CAA and 53rd in NCAA in hitting percentage (.250).
Seemans ranks second in the CAA and 21st in NCAA in aces per set (0.54).
Basaranlar ranks third in CAA in assists per set (9.32).
Murray ranks first in CAA and 26th in NCAA in blocks per set (1.33).
Johnson ranks first in CAA and 26th in NCAA in hitting percentage (.414).
Mason ranks third in CAA in kills per set (3.44).

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Up Next: Delaware goes on their second straight road trip when they play Stony Brook on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15.

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