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VB Recap 11/5
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DeSales DSU 16-14,4-3 MAC Freedom
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Winner FDU-Florham FDU-F 15-11,2-5 MAC Freedom
DeSales DSU
16-14,4-3 MAC Freedom
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Final
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FDU-Florham FDU-F
15-11,2-5 MAC Freedom
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
DeSales DSU 24 25 18 23 (1)
FDU-Florham FDU-F 26 19 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Downs DeSales for the First Time in 15 Years

MADISON, N.J. – The FDU-Florham volleyball team topped DeSales 3-1 at home Wednesday night as the Devils defeated the Bulldogs for the first time in 15 years in their final MAC Freedom match of the year. 
 
DEVILS HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sophomore Tayla O'Connor tallied a season-high 22 kills 
  • Gabbie Hart led the Devils with two aces and two blocks.
  • Amaya Ocasio recorded 47 assists and 22 digs on the night
  • Arianna Wood and Gevevieve Fitch joined Ocasio with 20-plus digs as the duo finished with 25 and 21, respectively. 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • In the first of four highly competitive sets, the Devils came out on top 26-24 Set 1. 
  • It was even the whole way through as the two squads went back and forth, point-for-point, but the Devils ended the set with three straight points on two kills from O'Connor and a Bulldogs attack error.
  • Set 2 followed much of the same theme as Set 1 as it was back-and-forth for much of the set until the DeSales used a 6-0 run, including four straight kills, to come out on top 25-19. 
  • FDU took the next two sets as the Devils used a 5-1 run in the middle of Set 3 to take a 21-13 lead and cruised to a 25-18 victory to take a 2-1 match lead. 
  • Set 4 was again back-and-forth like Sets 1 and 2 as the Bulldogs matched the Devils point-for-point. After taking a 23-20 lead, DeSales knotted the set at 23 apiece, but consecutive kills from O'Connor and first year Laci Merz sealed the 3-1 match win for the Devils. 
GAME NOTES
  • Wednesday's match was Fitch's 16th tallying 10 or more kills and her fifth recording exactly 11 in a match. 
  • This was Ocasio's 13th straight match of 20 or more assists and just the second match having 20 or more assists and 20 or more digs. 
  • This was the first time FDU has beaten DeSales in 15 years with the last win coming on Oct. 13, 2010, when the Devils swept the Bulldogs. 
UP NEXT
The Devils return to action on Saturday, Nov. 8 as the Devils participate in the Montclair State Tri-Match. FDU squares off against Saint Joseph's LI at 1 p.m. followed by a match with Montclair State at 3 p.m.
 
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