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Daemen DAEW 25 25 25 (3)
Roberts Wesleyan RWCW 18 11 19 (0)

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

Wildcats Ground Redhawks For Second Win Of Week

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - After going 509 days between victories, the Daemen women's volleyball team earned their second road win in less than 48 hours, defeating host Roberts Wesleyan 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-19) this afternoon at the Voller Athletic Center. It also marked Daemen's 11th consecutive victory over the Redhawks - their longest active winning streak against any single opponent. 

The Wildcats, who earned their first win of the season with a 3-0 dispatching of D'Youville on Thursday night, improved their record to 2-3 this season. Daemen's 2020 season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and today's match marked the fifth of eight on their abbreviated spring schedule. 

The Redhawks, who were coming off a 3-1 exhibition victory over Division III Rochester last evening, dropped to 1-1 on the season. 

Trailing 11-9 in the opening set, the Wildcats seized control with a 12-2 run. Sam Logan (Eden, N.Y.), Shelby Kersten (Alden, N.Y.) and Jenn Heritz (Granger, Ind.) keyed the Daemen spurt, putting down two kills apiece. The Redhawks closed an eight-point deficit to 22-17, but Daemen took three of the final points in the set, including a clinching kill from newcomer Jordan Martin (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

Logan, Maggie Burns (Louisville, Ky.) and Loren Alberts (Huntley, Ill.) all recorded multiple kills as the Wildcats opened up a 16-5 advantage to the start the second set. The lead ballooned to 21-7 on a kill by senior Tirzah Peters (Amherst, N.Y.) and the Wildcats cruised to a 14-point win, hitting .609 with 17 kills and just three errors in the set. 

The Redhawks regrouped and brought more back-and-forth to the third set. With RWC leading 12-11, Daemen rattled off six straight points in the set's most decisive run. Logan, the Daemen server on five points in the run, recorded a kill in the spurt, as did Heritz, Burns and Alberts. Roberts pulled within 18-15 following a Daemen attack error, but the Wildcats responded with a Heritz kill and a service ace by freshman Jasmine Brundage (East Aurora, N.Y.). The teams traded points until Heritz powered down a final kill to close the set and the match. 

Daemen enjoyed its most productive offensive match of the season, averaging 16.7 kills per set on a .355 hitting percentage. The Wildcats totaled 50 kills while limiting the Redhawks to just 18 and a .085 hitting percentage. 

IMPACT PLAYERS

  • Heritz continued what's been a phenomenal season for the senior right side/middle hitter. She recorded a match-high 13 kills on just 21 attempts, hitting .476 for the match. Heritz entered the weekend ranked in the top 40 nationally in kills per set, and has now totaled at least 10 kills in four of Daemen's five matches this season, as well as 31 times in 80 career matches. She's averaging a team-high 3.89 kills per set this season.
  • Logan had her finest match of the season, finishing with 11 kills on a .368 hitting percentage.
  • Alberts produced a season-high nine kills - one shy of her career-high - on just 14 swings. Her .571 hitting percentage is a career-best.
  • Freshman setter Dunja Masic (McHenry, Ill.) continued to run the show and finished with 35 assists.
  • Defensively, senior Ali Greenwood (North Aurora, Ill.) inched closer to joining the program's all-time leaders in digs. She recorded 12 of Daemen's 38 digs today, and now has 1,184 digs in 87 career matches. She stands just 36 digs shy of Elisha Whitney (1,220) for 10th on the program's all-time digs list. 
  • Emily Rowlison and Lauren Norwood combined for 12 of RWC's 18 kills to lead the Redhawks. 


GAME NOTES

  • While there will be no East Coast Conference season or championship tournament and the season is anything but ordinary, the matches do count towards official win-loss records. Statistics from each match also count towards career totals for each player and towards final NCAA statistical rankings. 
  • Eleven players return from Daemen's 2019 team that finished 16-12 overall and 5-5 in East Coast Conference play.
  • Daemen was without the services of junior setter Hannah McKee (East Highland, Calif.) and senior outside hitter Allison Post (Windsor, Calif.) due to injury. McKee led the team in assists (528) in 2019, while Post shared the team lead for kills (241) with Heritz.
  • Daemen now leads the all-time series with RWC 30-20 and the Wildcats have won 21 of the last 25 meetings dating back to 2008. Roberts Wesleyan's last win in the series came Oct. 15, 2014. 


NEXT SERVE
The Wildcats are slated for doubleheader action next Saturday, April 17 at Clarion. 


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