Volleyball Heads To Elon For Final Regular Season Weekend

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware's volleyball team will travel to Elon for their final games of the regular season. Delaware enters the weekend on an 11-match win streak, a chance to lock up a top-two seed in the CAA Conference Tournament, and a chance at a share of or outright CAA Regular Season Championship.

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.
Delaware completed their first CAA weekend sweep and CAA match sweeps of the season against Northeastern. Mason had 20 kills, Johnson had 19 kills and hit .310, and Whitfield-Moss hit .519 with 17 kills. Basaranlar had 71 assists.
Delaware took two games against Stony Brook, 3-0 and 3-1. On Oct. 14 in a sweep, For the two games, Mason had 25 kills and hit .333, Grunza had 23 kills and hit .583, Johnson had 14 kills, hit .311, and had 16 blocks, Basaranlar had 65 assists, and Gex had 23 digs.
Delaware won both matches against Hofstra in the return home on Oct. 21 and 22. Mason had 27 kills, while Johnson had 20 and hit .311. Basaranlar had 76 assists and Gex had 34 digs.
Delaware defeated UNCW last week on the road, first in reverse sweep fashion, then in four sets. Mason had 33 kills, Bassaranlar had 63 assists, and Seemans had 30 digs.
Delaware completed a back-to-back sweeps of N.C. A&T during their final home weekend of the season, and have now won nine sets in a row. Mason had 24 kills and hit .340, Ggrunza had 18 kills and hit .484, Whitfield-Moss had 13 kills, hit .385, and had eight blocks, Johnson had 12 kills and hit .364, and Basaranlar had 66 assists.
Basaranlar became the fourth player in program history with 3,500 career assists. She joined Nikki Brassell (4,538), Megan Welch (4,234), and Jess Chason (3,563). She is also the 25th active player to reach the mark.
Delaware is currently ranked 64th in RPI, the best in the CAA at the moment.
Delaware has won at least 20 games in a season for the first time since 2011, when they went 21-13 before falling in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Delaware's 11 consecutive wins and 11 consecutive wins against CAA opponents is their longest since winning 14 straight from Oct. 3-Nov. 21, 2010.

Blue Hen Invitational

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

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.

At Northeastern

Delaware defeated Northeastern 3-0 in both matches. In game one, Johnson and Whitfied-Moss both had nine kills, while Basaranlar had 37 assists.
In game two, Mason had 12 kills, Johnson had 10, and Basaranlar had 34 assists.

At Stony Brook

Delaware defeated Stony Brook 3-0 and 3-1. In the first game, Mason had 10 kills, Grunza had nine kills and hit .412, Basaranlar had 26 assists, and Seemans had 13 digs.
In game two, Mason had 15 kills and hit .389, Grunza had 14 kills and hit .737, Johnson had 11 kills, hit .355, and had 13 blocks, Basaranlar had 39 assists, and Painter had 12 digs.
Johnson's 13 blocks were tied for the fourth most in program history. Before falling in the third set, Delaware had won 14 straight sets, their most consecutive set victories since winning 17 in a row from Sept. 14-25, 2007.

Vs Hofstra

Delaware completed a reverse sweep to defeat Hofstra in the first game before winning in three sets in the second game. Mason had 17 kills and 15 digs, while Seemans had 11 digs and 17 digs, Basaranlar had 48 assists, and Whitfield-Moss blocked five attacks.
In the second game, Mason had 10 kills, Basaranlar had 28 assists and five aces, Grunza had six blocks, and Gex had 21 digs.

At UNCW

Against UNCW, Delaware capped off a perfect October with their eighth and ninth wins of the month. Delaware completed their third reverse sweep of the month by coming back in the first game. Mason had 19 kills to lead the way, while Seemans had 30 digs and Gex had 14 digs.
Mason tallied 14 more kills in the second game, while Seemans had 12. Basaranlar had 40 assists and 13 digs.
Delaware went 27-8 in sets in October.

Vs N.C. A&T

Delaware recorded two 3-0 sweeps against the Aggies. In game one, Mason had 14 kills and hit .600, Grunza had eight kills and hit .438, Whitfield-Moss had eight kills and hit .429, Johnson had five kills and hit .400, and Basaranlar had 34 kills.
In game two, Grunza had 10 kills and hit .533, Mason had 10 kills and eight digs, Johnson had seven kills and hit .333, Whitfield-Moss had five kills and seven blocks, and Basaranlar had 32 assists.

CAA Awards

Asia Murray was named Co-Rookie of the Week on August 28.
Asia Murray was named Co-Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 4.
Kirah Johnson was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 16 .
Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss was named CAA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 23.
Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss was named CAA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 6.

NCAA/CAA Rankings

Delaware ranks second in the CAA and 55th in NCAA in blocks per set (2.43).
Delaware ranks third in CAA and 14th in NCAA in aces per set (1.97).
Delaware ranks third in CAA and 44th in NCAA in hitting percentage (.255).
Delaware ranks second in CAA in opponent's hitting percentage (.184).
Seemans ranks first in the CAA and third in NCAA in aces per set (0.60).
Mason ranks second in the CAA and 21st in NCAA in aces per set (0.48).
Basaranlar ranks third in CAA in assists per set (9.38).
Johnson ranks fourth in CAA in blocks per set (1.01).
Johnson ranks third in CAA and 64th in NCAA in hitting percentage (.366).
Mason ranks third in CAA in kills per set (3.49).

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Eileen Gex

Madelyn Grunza

Kirah Johnson

Lani Mason

Asia Murray

Lily Rogers

Savannah Seemans

Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss

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Madelyn Grunza

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Lani Mason

Asia Murray

Lily Rogers

Savannah Seemans

Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss

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