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Seniors Meghan Ballou and Courtney Bernard were honored in a pre-match ceremony today
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Winner Bridgeport BPT 23-6, 8-2 ECC
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Daemen DAEMEN 14-11, 4-5 ECC
Winner
Bridgeport BPT
23-6, 8-2 ECC
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Final
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Daemen DAEMEN
14-11, 4-5 ECC
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Bridgeport BPT 20 19 27 25 15 (3)
Daemen DAEMEN 25 25 25 19 10 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | By Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications

Bridgeport Rallies Past Wildcats On Senior Day

Daemen Suffers Fifth Five-Set Loss Of Season

AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen College women's volleyball team suffered its fifth 3-2 loss of the season, falling today to the University of Bridgeport in a key East Coast Conference contest at Lumsden Gymnasium. The Wildcats took the first two sets (25-20, 25-19), but the Purple Knights rallied to take the next three (27-25, 25-19, 15-10), extending their winning streak to three straight matches.

Daemen fell to 14-11 overall and 4-5 in ECC play with the loss. The Wildcats, who have already clinched a berth in the upcoming ECC Championships, entered today's match with a chance to lock up the tournament's No. 3 seed, but saw their woes in five-set matches continue. The Wildcats have now dropped five straight matches that have gone the distance, including three in as many weeks. The Wildcats have dropped consecutive home matches to the top two teams in the ECC standings in recent weeks, taking both to five sets (previously a 3-2 loss to Molloy College on Oct. 25). 

Bridgeport, which is already locked into the conference tournament's No. 2 seed, improved to 23-6 overall and 8-2 in ECC play. The Purple Knights have won eight of their last 10 matches overall. 

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Amanda Keller paced a balanced Bridgeport attack, finishing with 15 kills and a .483 hitting percentage. Keller committed just one hitting error in 29 attempts today.
  • Amanda Hennemann (14 kills, 18 digs) and Carly Killorin (22 assists, 15 digs) each posted double-doubles for the guests, while Morgan Knight (10 kills), Klein Johnson (22 assists) and Breanna Jones (26 digs) all contributed as well.
  • Jenn Heritz (Granger, Ind.) and Courtney Bernard (Lancaster, Ohio) led the Daemen offense with 13 kills apiece. 
  • Ali Cousins (Eldred, Pa.) chipped in with 10 kills, reaching double figures for the second time in the last three matches.
  • Meghan Ballou (Eden, N.Y.) added nine kills, and Loren Alberts (Huntley, Ill.) posted eight kills and a team-best .389 hitting percentage. 
  • Hannah McKee (East Highland, Calif.) ran the Wildcat offense and finished with 47 assists. She added 11 digs for her third double-double of the season; all three have come since Oct. 19.
  • Lexi Prokopius (Independence, Ohio) and Georgia Wicker (Woodstock, Ill.) led the Daemen defense with career-high efforts. Prokopius notched 13 digs, while Wicker matched her career-high with 33. 
  • Daemen totaled 58 kills in the match (to Bridgeport's 53), but committed five more attack errors (30 to 25). 
  • Bridgeport attacked at a .350 clip in the deciding set, powering down eight kills while committing just one error.

SENIOR DAY
  • The match marked Daemen's annual Senior Day celebration as both Bernard and Ballou were recognized in a pre-match ceremony.
  • Bernard has been a five-year member of the team, appearing in 91 matches and totaling 532 kills and 155 blocks.
  • Ballou has been a two-time All-ECC selection during her career that's included 112 matches played, 899 kills, 491 digs and 161 blocks.
  • The duo has played a major role in helping Daemen to a 71-46 record since the start of the 2016 season. 

UP NEXT
Daemen closes out the home portion of its 2019 schedule with a non-conference match against Le Moyne College on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The regular season concludes next Saturday, Nov. 16 with Daemen visiting Roberts Wesleyan College.
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