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Abby Ryan, Jasmine Brundage, Amelia Armstrong and Giselle Giraud pose for WVB senior night
Geoff Schneider
0
Roberts Wesleyan RWC 12-12,3-8 ECC
3
Winner Daemen Daemen 17-7,9-3 ECC
Roberts Wesleyan RWC
12-12,3-8 ECC
0
Final
3
Daemen Daemen
17-7,9-3 ECC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Roberts Wesleyan RWC 15 22 22 (0)
Daemen Daemen 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | CONTACT: Mary Margaret Johnson, Director of Athletics Communications | mmjohnso@daemen.edu

Women's Volleyball Senior Night Ends In Sweep Over Roberts Wesleyan

AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's volleyball team swept Roberts Wesleyan University 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-22) in their regular season finale on Wednesday night to move to 17-7 overall and 9-3 in East Coast Conference play. Roberts Wesleyan drops to 12-12 and 3-8 in conference matches. Currently sitting in second in the conference, Daemen will wait for the results for the rest of the conference this upcoming weekend to find out the regular season champions and who will host the ECC Championship Tournament next weekend, Nov. 22-23.
 
Daemen, who leads the ECC in kills, out-hit Roberts 39 to 23 as eight Wildcats recorded kills in the sweep. Graduate student Abby Ryan (Orchard Park, N.Y.) was the only player on either team to total double-digit kills tonight and finished with 11 for a match-high 12 points.  
 
It was the final regular season home game for four Wildcats – Giselle Giraud (Orlando, Fla.), Amelia Armstrong (River Falls, Wisc.), Jasmine Brundage (East Aurora, N.Y.) and Abby Ryan – who were honored for Senior Night ahead of the match.
 
The Wildcats are ranked second out of 10 teams in the East Region in the second of three NCAA Division II Regional Rankings, released on Wednesday afternoon. The regional rankings are used to determine at-large bids to the East Regional portion of the NCAA Tournament following conference tournaments at the end of the season.
 
IMPACT PLAYERS
  • Ryan led all players with 11 kills on 23 attacks for a .261 hitting percentage. She tallied her sixth double-double of the season, adding 16 digs along with one ace and one assist for a match-high 12 points.
  • On her senior night, Giraud totaled seven kills on 14 attacks with just one error for a team-high .429 hitting percentage. The graduate student right side added two solo blocks and a dig for nine points on the night.
  • Freshman right side Payton Gaylor (Bowmanville, Ont.) finished with six kills on 12 attacks while adding a solo block and three digs.
  • Armstrong posted five kills and one solo block on her senior night.
  • Brundage totaled 10 digs, two aces, three assists and one kill in her final home game at Lumsden Gymnasium.
  • Freshman outside hitter Avery Craig (Tomball, Tex.) finished with 12 digs, five kills and an ace.
  • Setters Avery Dole (Summerfield, N.C.) and Molly Ryan (Orchard Park, N.Y.) finished with 17 and 13 assists, respectively. Dole added three digs and a kill while Ryan added two aces.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Daemen has won the last 20 straight matches over Roberts Wesleyan and owns a 39-20 overall series record over the Redhawks.
  • The Wildcats jumped out to a sizeable lead in the first, taking a 15-9 advantage early and won 10 of the next 16 points to take the set 25-15. Daemen out-hit Roberts 12-6 in the first.
  • Daemen continued the hot streak early in the season with a 17-11 lead off eight Wildcat kills. The Wildcats were up 22-17 until the Redhawks went on a 5-2 run to make it a two-point game, 24-22. A kill from Amelia González (Juana Diaz, P.R.) ended the set 25-22.
  • After Roberts won the first point of the game, Daemen scored six unanswered and continued on to take an 18-11 lead late. The Redhawks went on a tear from there, scoring eight of the next 10 points to bring the game within one, 20-19. The Wildcats held off Roberts to take the third set, 25-22 and win the match 3-0.
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