Center Valley, Pa. (September 21) – The FDU-Florham volleyball team fell to DeSales University in four sets by scores of 18-25, 25-20, 18-25, 18-25 in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) action on Wednesday evening on the road.
The loss dropped FDU-Florham's record to 3-5 overall and to 1-2 in MAC Freedom play, while DeSales moved its record to 5-5 overall and to 1-1 in the league.
FDU-Florham was paced by
Adrienne DeFuria (Randolph, NJ) with a ten kill, 12 dig double-double, while
Rachel Reiter (Riverside, Calif.) and
Gabbie Hart (Cherry Hill, NJ) both posted seven kills apiece in the effort. Ros led FDU-Florham with 18 digs and 28 assists, while
Charlotte Fruscione (Mahwah, NJ) and
Julia Hudson (Bel Air, Md.) ended their nights with 14 and 13 digs, respectively.
Set 1: After falling behind early 5-1, DeSales used two lengthy runs to win the first 25-18. DeSales trailed 7-5 and scored nine straight points for a 14-7 edge. The Devils were able to cut their deficit to just two points following an ace by Hart, but seven consecutive points gave set one to the hosts.
Set 2: FDU-Florham went ahead 6-5 early in the second following a DeSales error and never relinquished its advantage to tie the match at 1-1. The Devils strung together a 10-3 run to extend their lead to 17-9 that featured a kill and an ace from DeFuria, blocks by Reiter, DeFuria and Hart and an ace by Hart. DeFuria ripped two straight kills for the 25-20 set two win.
Set 3: The third set featured nine ties up until 11-11 when FDU-Florham took a 14-11 edge on a kill by
Lilli Nawrotzki (Flemington, NJ) and two DeSales errors. The hosts however, scored ten straight points and ended up winning the third 25-18.
Set 4: DeSales trailed 16-15 but scored ten of the final 12 points of the match for the 25-18 set four win and 3-1 match victory over FDU-Florham.
FDU-Florham will host Stevens in MAC Freedom play next Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 pm in the Ferguson Recreation Center.
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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
