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Volleyball Closes Out Blue Hen Invitational With Sweep Over Le Moyne
9/7/2025 5:13:00 PM | Volleyball
NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware volleyball defeated Le Moyne in straight sets (25-17, 25-12, 25-18) on Sept. 7 to close out the Blue Hen Invitational. Delaware improves to 2-3 on the season and has won back-to-back games in straight sets.Â
HEN HIGHLIGHTS
- Anna Logan Gillens starred for Delaware with 19 kills, 12 digs, and two aces.Â
- Dylan Norris had another impressive showing with 11 kills and hit .733.Â
- Jayda Redd tallied 7 kills and 11 digs.
- Asia Murray contributed three blocks and five kills while hitting .364.Â
- Kennedi Inman recorded 35 assists.Â
- Cadence Nguyen finished with nine digs and two aces.Â
- Kristyn Membreno had four aces.
- Taylor Holly had eight digs.
HOW ITÂ HAPPENED
FIRST SET
- Gillens had a monster first set with seven kills on a .385 hitting percentage. Norris also contributed with five kills and Inman had 14 assists.Â
- Membreno had back-to-back aces to put UD up early in the set, but the score was tied at 11.Â
- Delaware pulled away late with five kills from Gillens in the latter half of the set to go up 1-0.Â
SECONDÂ SET
- Le Moyne took an 8-5 to begin the set, but Delaware responded with an 11-0 run to go up by eight.Â
- UD scored nine of the final 11 points of the set to take a commanding 2-0 lead.Â
- Gillens added six more kills in the set and Inman had 14 more assists. Holly added six digs. Delaware hit .367 as a team and held Le Moyne to -.059.
- The third set featured 10 ties and six lead changes.Â
- Delaware pulled away for good after a 4-0 spurt to go up 18-14. They then scored five straight after three kills from Gillens and two aces from Nguyen to lead 24-16 and finished off the game on one more Gillens kill.Â
- Gillens had six kills in the final set.Â
HEN HIGHLIGHTS
- Gillens' 19 kills were a season-high and her second-straight double-digit kill game. She recorded a double-double for the first time in her career as her 12 digs were also a career-best.Â
- Norris had her third double-digit kill game of the season.Â
- Redd tied her career-high in digs with 11, also done against UMBC on August 30.Â
- Membreno's four aces were a career-high.Â
- Delaware has won six-straight sets over the last two games.Â
BLUE HEN INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Payton Woods (MVP), Virginia Tech
- Ainsley Ranstead, Virginia Tech
- Anna Logan Gillens, Delaware
- Raquel Frazier, Hampton
- Haley Gerken, Le Moyne
UP NEXT
Delaware will play Old Dominion and Villanova in Norfolk, Va. on Sept. 12 and 13.Â
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Team Stats
LeM
UD
Kills
24
44
Errors
18
14
Attempts
95
91
Hitting %
.063
.330
Points
32.0
58.0
Assists
23
40
Aces
4
9
Blocks
4
5
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
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