YORK, Pa. – The FDU-Florham volleyball team swept the York tri-match Saturday afternoon as the Devils topped Immaculata 3-0 before finishing with a 3-2 win over the York College Spartans to improve to 5-2 on the season.
DEVILS HIGHLIGHTS (vs Immaculata)
HOW IT HAPPENED (vs Immaculata)
- The Devils fell behind 10-5 at one point in Set 1 before eventually taking a 20-16 lead. Despite Immaculata outscoring FDU 6-5 down the stretch, the Devils came out on top 25-22.
- In Set 2, FDU took a quick 17-10 lead, but the Mighty Macs fought back and made it an 18-17 set. A kill from Mackenzie Crandall and two errors from the Macs made it 21-17 in favor of the Devils and FDU would take Set 2 25-21.
- Set 3 was the most competitive as the two squads went back and forth, trading blow for blow but it was the Devils that came out on top once again as kills from Anya Panesar and two from Weinman sealed the 3-0 sweep.
DEVILS HIGHLIGHTS (vs York)
- Genevive Fitch tallied a team-high 17 kills
- Panesar finished with 16 and Crandall recorded 12
- Ocasio tallied a season-high 49 assists
- Wood also had a season-high in digs with 36.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Set 1 was evenly matched as the two squads went point-for-point with one another. Panear tied the set at 23-23 with a kill and then Fitch tied it once again at 25-25 with a kill of her own, but a York kill and an FDU attack error gave the Spartans Set 1 27-25.
- FDU took Set 2 handedly as the Devils topped the Spartans 25-17 behind a match-high of 15 kills.
- Set 3 was more of the same from the Devils as FDU scored the first 10 points of the set, taking advantage of seven York attack errors and taking Set 3 25-14.
- Set 4 was reminiscent of Set 1 as the two teams went blow for blow again and York took Set 4 25-23, forcing a fifth set.
- The Devils took care of business in Set 5 winning 15-9 as the Devils scored in bunches having three separate occasions of three straight points on a combination of kills from Panesar, Crandall, and Fitch.
UP NEXT
FDU returns to action on Tuesday, Sept. 15 as the Devils open MAC Freedom action at home against King's. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
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