Doylestown, Pa. (October 5) – FDU-Florham junior outside hitter
Adrienne DeFuria (Randolph, NJ) registered her fifth double-double of the season as the Devils swept Delaware Valley University by scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-20 tonight on the road.
FDU-Florham now sits at 5-8 overall and 2-3 in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) action, while Delaware Valley fell to 7-7 overall and 1-3 in league play.
DeFuria swung for a match-high 15 kills and added 14 digs in the win, while first-year
Gabbie Hart (Cherry Hill, NJ) chipped in with nine kills. Defensively, graduate student
Kacie Ros (Bridgewater, NJ) and first-year
Julia Hudson (Bel Air, Md.) both registered 15 digs in the victory for the Devils.
Set 1: FDU-Florham led by a 20-18 score late in the opening set before going on 5-1 set ending run that featured two kills from both DeFuria and Hart in addition to a block by the same two student-athletes.
Set 2: The Devils used two lengthy runs to take set two by a 25-15 final. FDU-Florham raced out to an 8-2 lead and then followed it up with eight straight points to go ahead 21-9. A kill by
Jada Everett (Hackensack, NJ) paired with an Aggies error gave FDU-Florham a 2-0 lead in the conference match.
Set 3: Delaware Valley scored the first five points of the third set, but FDU-Florham settled in and chipped away at its deficit. The Devils trailed 15-11 but went on a 12-3 run for a 23-18 advantage. The run was sparked by another three kills by DeFuria. Leading 23-20, DeFuria swung for her 15th kill of the night before
Rachel Reiter (Riverside, Calif.) and Everett registered a block to complete the sweep.
FDU-Florham will return to the court tomorrow evening with a non-conference matchup at Lancaster Bible College at 7:00 pm.
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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
