The New York University women's volleyball team completed its perfect weekend by sweeping Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham in the final match of the NYU Labor Day Invitational on Saturday, September 4, at the Coles Sports Center in Manhattan.

The Violet (5-0), currently ranked #21 in the AVCA Division III Coaches Poll, dispatched with the Devils (5-2) in one hour (25-15, 25-8, 25-20) to secure their second consecutive Labor Day Invitational.

“It's a great start to the season; it was exciting to play so well on our home court,” said interim head coach Chris Pinto.  “We proved that we will fight hard and when pushed we will push back.”

Leading the offense was tournament MVP Kendyl Dunn, who tallied a match-high 14 kills while hitting .591.  For the weekend, the sophomore tallied a team-high 66 kills and hit .536 with eight blocks.

Also continuing her dominant first weekend on the court for the Violets was Jessica Prepolec, who put down 12 kills while hitting .423.  On defense, the freshman racked up nine digs and two blocks.  For the weekend, Prepolec notched 44 kills and hit .336 with nine blocks and 33 digs and was rewarded for her effort with an All-Tournament nod.

On defense, Alexis Schwartz notched 16 digs to lead all players and bring her weekend total to 77.

Setter Mina Baban also continued her strong play, putting up 31 assists and leading the team to a .323 hitting percentage.  For the weekend, Baban tallied 151 assists and helped the team to a .313 hitting percentage.

For the Devils, Lauren Brazier and Helena Riede both tallied six kills and Chelsea Hoeffler put up eight digs.

In its first match of the day, the team continued its undefeated weekend by sweeping SUNY Brockport.  The Violets needed just 55 minutes to defeat the Golden Eagles (0-4) in straight sets (25-18, 25-17, 25-12).

Leading the way on offense for NYU was Dunn, who notched a season-high 19 kills while hitting a match-high .615.

On defense, Schwartz continued her double-digit dig streak, putting up 12 while adding two service aces.

For the Golden Eagles, Kristi Schrantz tallied six kills while Kelly Nowak added six digs.

“We're looking forward to the rest of the season,” concluded Pinto.  “I am excited to keep working hard in practice and taking it one weekend at a time.”

The Violets return to action on Thursday, September 10, when they travel to Rochester, NY to take part in the Nazareth College Golden Flyer Invitational.  NYU will match up against The Sage Colleges and SUNY Fredonia on Friday and second-ranked Juniata College on Saturday before heading into the crossover round Saturday afternoon.  First serve on Friday is set for 4:00 pm.