Women's Volleyball Splits on First Day of UAA Championship

NYU Falls to Case, Bounces Back to Beat Brandeis

NYU head coach Jolie Ward (second from left) helped the team honor its three seniors prior to the first match of the day: Jordan Mylet (far left), Kolby Warren (second from right) and Carla Stachurski (far right).

NYU vs. Case Box Score

NYU vs. Brandeis Box Score

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The New York University women's volleyball team dropped its opening match but won its second on the first day of play at the 2011 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship on Friday, November 4.

The fifth-seeded Violets (20-15, 3-6), who are hosting the UAA Championship at the Jerome S. Coles Sports Center in Manhattan, fell in five sets to fourth-seeded Case Western Reserve University (22-9, 5-4) in their first match.

The loss placed NYU in the consolation bracket, where it defeated eighth-seeded Brandeis University (9-20, 0-9) 3-0 in the semifinals. The Violets will play sixth-seeded University of Rochester in the Fifth-Place Match on Saturday at 10:00 am.

“I think composure played a big part in both matches,” said head coach Jolie Ward. “We allowed ourselves to stay even-keeled in the win, whereas we had too many highs and lows in the first match. We did much better maintaining our composure and maximizing opportunities against Brandeis.”

The higher seed won in every other match on the first day of play, setting up a showdown between #1-seed Emory University and #2-seed Washington University in the Championship Match at 1:00 pm. A full recap of the tournament is available here.

In its first match match of the day, NYU was defeated 25-20, 20-25, 25-5, 25-23, 15-3 by Case.

Alex Mao led the Violet offense with a match-high 17 kills and added 14 digs. Allie Williams totaled 12 kills, while Kaylee Schanda had 29 digs.

Hope Bogle dished out 47 assists for NYU, two off her career high, while Kolby Warren recorded five blocks.

Tricia McCutchen paced the Spartans with 16 kills and 10 blocks. Rachel Suchy notched 11 kills and nine digs.

Rachel Gulassey led Case on defense with 26 digs, while Breanna Freeman and Natalie Southard each had five blocks.

Prior to the match, NYU honored its three seniors: Warren, Jordan Mylet and Carla Stachurski.

The Violets recovered from the defeat against Case to sweep Brandeis 28-26, 25-19, 25-14.

Warren paced the NYU offense, tallying 15 kills with just two errors for a .481 hitting percentage. Mao notched 17 digs and a career-high seven service aces.

Sarah Buckingham added 14 digs, and Schanda had 13. Bogle totaled 37 assists.

Liz Hood led Brandeis on offense with nine kills. Elsie Bernaiche tallied 21 digs, while Becca Fischer notched five blocks. Yael Einhorn dished out 19 assists.