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MEYER WVB VS RWC
3
Winner Daemen DAE 12-6, 5-0 ECC
0
Bridgeport BPT 8-7, 3-2 ECC
Winner
Daemen DAE
12-6, 5-0 ECC
3
Final
0
Bridgeport BPT
8-7, 3-2 ECC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Daemen DAE 25 25 25 (3)
Bridgeport BPT 14 16 18 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | CONTACT: Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications | (716) 839-8385 | mmiranto@daemen.edu

Women's Volleyball Completes Weekend Sweep

Wildcats post .343 hitting percentage while downing Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Daemen women's volleyball team will return from a weekend road trip with their unblemished East Coast Conference record intact after powering their way to a 3-0 victory (25-14, 25-16, 25-18) over Bridgeport at Hubbell Gymnasium this afternoon. 

Daemen, which handed Mercy its first ECC loss of the season yesterday, was the far superior team once again as they compiled a .343 hitting percentage while limiting the Purple Knights to just .120. Bridgeport entered the match ranked first in the conference with a .247 team hitting percentage. 

Daemen has won five straight matches and eight of their last nine, improving to 12-6 on the season and a perfect 5-0 in conference play. The five-match winning streak is Daemen's longest since rattling off six in a row in the early portions of the 2019 campaign.

Bridgeport entered today's match in a tie with Mercy for second place in the conference standings, but they drop to third with a 3-2 conference mark (8-7 overall).

IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Graduate student Caitlyn Meyer (Clarence, N.Y.) and sophomore Vanessa Kuliga (Glenview, Ill.) led the way for the Wildcats, combining for 20 kills and a.528 hitting percentage. Meyer totaled 10 kills - her 15th match in double figures this season - and added four blocks. Kuliga continued her recent tear as she put down 10 kills on a .625 hitting percentage to go with five blocks. In the last three matches, Kuliga has totaled 29 kills and is attacking at a .600 clip. 
  • Outside hitters Sam Logan (Eden, N.Y.) and Maggie Burns (Louisville, Ky.) chipped in eight kills apiece for the Wildcats. Logan is averaging 3.2 kills per set over the last three matches. 
  • Chalk up another double-double for sophomore Olivia Alessi (East Aurora, N.Y.) - her 11th in the last 14 matches. Alessi has a match-high 38 assists and shared match-high honors with 13 digs. Classmate Jasmine Brundage (East Aurora, N.Y.) also totaled 13 digs while wearing the libero jersey this afternoon. 
  • Emily Burford and Melanie Smith posted six kills each to pace the Purple Knights. 

UP NEXT
The Wildcats wind down the opening round of conference play this Wednesday, October 13 when they make the short trek to the west side of Buffalo to face D'Youville. 

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