Madison, NJ (October 16) – The FDU-Florham volleyball team (9-11, 1-3 MAC Freedom) hosted the Arcadia Knights(10-12, 2-2 MAC Freedom) for MAC Freedom action and was able to steal the third set to survive but was stopped in the fourth with a 3-1 overall match score to Arcadia.  


Seen at the top of the statistics sheet was Arianna Wood (Wayne, NJ) as she accounted for a career-high 29 digs. Seen on the attack were Vanessa Freeman (Piscataway, NJ) and Genevieve Fitch (Charleston, SC) as they led the team with nine kills.

Set 1: FDU-Florham started the first set strong by using straight points to their advantage to start on an 11-7 score. From that point on,  Arcadia caught the Devils and matched every point until an error and a kill ended the set with a 28-26 score.

Set 2: The Devils wanted to make the second set them by starting with three straight points, two kills by Fitch and one by Meghan Kreinberg (Union, NJ). The score was last seen at an 11-11 tie before the Knights once again took the lead and ran to a 25-18 set score, 2-0 match score.

Set 3: Arcadia was caught slacking the third set as FDU-Florham almost matched the pace and tied the score three times before letting Arcadia take another lead. The Devils found an offensive opportunity to collect themselves and attack with purpose as they closed the score with three points, 20-17.  With five straight points, FDU was able to remain in the set and eventually take their first set of the night after two kills by Freeman .
 
Set 4: With a little hope in their pockets, FDU-Florham scored the first point, but was not able to keep the hope from falling out as Arcadia quickly went up on a 10-5 run. Efforts were made on the Devils' side of the court but they were unable to catch the Knights as they lost the fourth set by a 25-13 score, and the overall match by a 3-1 score.

The Rutgers-Newark tri-match with Gwynedd Mercy will be FDU-Florham's next match day, as this falls on Saturday, October 19. The Devils play Host Rutgers-Newark at 11:00 AM and the Giffins at 1:00 PM.

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