Volleyball Completes Weekend Sweep Of Northeastern

Sunday, October 8

Boston, Mass.

2 PM

University of Delaware

12-4,5-3CAA

Northeastern

9-7,5-3CAA

Delaware

Northeastern

Photo by: NIC TERRY PRODUCTIONS

10/8/2023 4:08:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

BOSTON, Mass. - University of Delaware volleyball completed a big weekend sweep of Northeastern, winning in three sets (25-16, 25-23, 25-23) for the second consecutive day. With the two wins, Delaware moved up into a tie for third place in the CAA standings at 5-3, and one game behind Towson and William & Mary.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Lani Mason had a game-high 12 kills and added 10 digs.
Kirah Johnson had 10 kills, hit .389, and recorded four blocks.
Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss had seven kills and hit an even .500.
Ezgi Basaranlar recorded 34 assists, 10 digs, and three kills.
Savannah Seemans had eight kills and three aces.
Madelyn Grunza had seven kills.
Eileen Gex had a game-high 11 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET

The score remained close early on, with Northeastern cutting Delaware's early lead to 11-8.
Delaware ripped off eight straight points to take control of the set and lead by 11.
Delaware had a .500 hitting percentage in the opening set, with Johnson recording five kills and Mason recording four. Basaranlar had 14 assists.

SECOND SET

Northeastern struck first in the second set, leading 8-1 early extending their lead to 12-4.
Delaware rattled off six straight points to jumpstart their comeback, and 12 of the next 14 points to take a 16-14 lead. Mason had four kills and an ace during the stretch, Whitfield-Moss had three kills, and Hannah Wright had an ace.
Northeastern would go on a 5-0 run to take a 20-17 lead, but Delaware battled back again with their own 5-0 run to lead 23-21, and Mason recorded the final point of the set with a kill to put Delaware up 2-0.
Mason had six kills and hit .545 in the set, while Whitfield-Moss had four kills.

THIRD SET

Delaware quickly took control in the third set, leading 8-2 and 12-3.
Northeastern eventually cut Delaware's lead to 14-11 and 17-15, but never came within closer of two and Delaware completed the sweep.
Seemans led the way in the final set, with five kills and a .455 hitting percentage. Basaranlar had 11 assists.

GAME NOTES

Mason recorded her ninth double-double of the season.
Basaranlar now has 3,446 career assists.
Whitfield-Moss had her second straight game with a .500 hitting percentage.
This was the first time volleyball swept two straight CAA road matches since Sept. 24 and 25, 2022 against Hampton.

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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