Volleyball Caps Off Non-Conference Slate With Victory Over Rider

Sunday, September 10

Newark, Del.

2 PM

University of Delaware

7-1,0-0CAA

Rider

1-7,0-0MAAC

Rider

Delaware

Photo by: Gavin Bethell

Volleyball Caps Off Non-Conference Slate With Victory Over Rider

9/10/2023 5:06:00 PM | Volleyball

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NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware volleyball defeated Rider in four sets (18-25, 25-13, 25-11, 25-10) on Sept. 10, 2023 to wrap up the non-conference portion of their schedule.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Lani Mason had a game-high 21 kills with a .576 hitting percentage.
Savannah Seemans had nine kills, hit. 318, and recorded nine digs.
Kirah Johnson had eight kills, hit .571, and had five blocks.
Ezgi Basaranlar recorded a double-double with 35 assists and 10 digs, while also picking up four blocks.
Mackenzie Sobczyk had six kills and four blocks.
Eileen Gex had 13 digs.
Amelia Painter had 10 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST SET

Rider took control early with an 8-2 lead and maintained a 20-13 lead late in the set.
Delaware put together a run to cut the Broncs' lead to 22-18, but Rider scored the final three points.
Mason and Seemans both had four kills each, while Basaranlar had eight assists.

SECOND SET

The Blue Hens started the second set with a lead at 9-3.
Delaware then went on a roll to extend their lead to 15-6 and 22-10 before claiming a 25-13 set win.
Mason added another five kills in the set, while Seemans had three.

THIRD SET

Both teams played nearly even to begin the third set, with Delaware leading 10-9.
Delaware then scored 15 of the final 18 points of the set, which included runs of 6-0, 5-0, and 4-0. Mason had six kills during the final stretch to punctuate the Blue Hens' run.
Mason had eight kills total in the set, while Basaranlar had 11 assists.

FOURTH SET

Delaware immediately took control of the second set by going up 10-2, with Mason contributing three kills.
With the score at 13-7, Delaware recorded nine of the next 10 points to go up 22-8, and finish with a 25-10 set victory.
Mason had four kills in the final set and Basaranlar had nine assists.

GAME NOTES

Mason's 21 kills were a season-best, and was her second 20-kill game of the season (August 27 against Niagara),
This was Mason's 17th career 20-kill game.
Mason is the only player in the CAA this season with two games of at least 20 kills so far.
Mason became the third player in the NCAA this season with at least 20 kills and a hitting percentage of at least .575.
She also became the first Delaware player with at least 20 kills and a hitting percentage of at least .500 in a game since Chandler Bryant against The College of Charleston on Oct. 3, 2014.
Basaranlar had her sixth game this season of at least 35 assists. She also recorded her 13th career double-double and her first this season.
Sobczyk tied her career-best in blocks with four, last done on Oct. 22 against Hofstra. Her six kills were also the second-most in her career, and the most she's had since Sept. 18, 2021 against James Madison (seven).
Johnson had her fourth game this season of at least five blocks and her fourth game this season where she had a hitting percentage of at least .500.
Gex recorded her seventh game this season of at least 10 digs.

DELAWARE INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT
Andrea Campos, Villanova (MVP) - 6 sets played, 2 kills, 56 assists, 14 digs
Kiera Booth, Villanova - 6 sets played, 17 kills, 2.83 kills per set, .303 hitting percentage
Lani Mason, Delaware - 7 sets played, 32 kills, 4.57 kills per set, .288 hitting percentage
Paige Giehtbrock, Rider - 6 sets played, 23 kills, 3.83 kills per set

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