New York, NY (October 24) – Paced by 13 kills from first-year
Gabbie Hart (Cherry Hill, NJ), the FDU-Florham volleyball team began its final week of the regular season with a sweep at John Jay. The Devils were victorious by set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-19.
Hart paced the Devils offense as she hit .464 (13-0-28), while
Jada Everett (Hackensack, NJ) added seven kills. Junior
Charlotte Fruscione (Mahwah, NJ) registered six kills and added 13 digs to her stat line, while first-year
Julia Hudson (Bel Air, Md.) tallied a match-high 15 digs, her tenth double-digit dig effort of the year.
Set 1: FDU-Florham held a 14-11 edge in the opening set before the Devils went on an 11-1 run to win it 25-12. Hart led FDU-Florham with three kills over the stretch,
Vanessa Freeman (Piscataway, NJ) added a kill and Everett tallied an ace for the 1-0 lead in the match.
Set 2: The Devils held a slim three point lead at 18-15 before going on another lengthy run of 6-1 for set points, 24-16. Freeman registered two kills and Everett added a kill over the spurt. John Jay fended off four straight set points before an error by the Bloodhounds gave the Devils a 25-20 victory.
Set 3: In set three, the Devils led 16-14 and once again ripped off an 8-2 run for match point, 24-16. Fruscione led FDU-Florham over the stretch with a trio of kills, while Everett, Freeman and Hart all added solo kills. John Jay held off FDU-Florham three times for match point before a swing by
Kacie Ros (Bridgewater, NJ) ended the match in a sweep.
FDU-Florham will travel to Misericordia University tomorrow night at 7:00 pm looking to secure its first Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) postseason berth since 2018.
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FDU-Florham is currently running a campaign in honor of former Devils men's basketball head coach, men's golf coach and athletic director Roger Kindel.
All donations will go directly towards funding a complete renovation of the basketball and volleyball court inside the Ferguson Recreation Center with his name dawned on both sides. If you are interested in reading more about the campaign and/or making a donation to the cause, please follow the link here: https://support.fdu.edu/athletics/devils/giving/roger-kindel
