Box Score
The New York University women's volleyball team traveled via subway to face off against the Polytechnic Institute of NYU on Wednesday, September 26, in Brooklyn, NY. NYU defeated NYU-Poly 3-0 (25-20 25-20, 25-16).
This marks the fifth straight win for the Violets and improves the squad to 11-5 on the season. The Fighting Blue Jays fall to 4-13. Seven of the Violets' next eight matches will be against University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents.
Highlights
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Kaylee Schanda made her first start of the season at outside hitter. It was a successful debut, as she notched seven kills and seven digs.
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Vera Shulgina led the squad on offense with 13 kills.
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Alexis Schwartz made her first start of the season at libero and recorded a match-high 18 digs.
- The setting tandem of
Hope Bogle and
Emily Moore continued to thrive, as Bogle doled out 26 assists and Moore added 16 of her own.
- The Violet middles had a very efficient night, as
Nicole Frias and
Allie Williams each knocked down nine kills and finished with a hitting percentage over .400.
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Alexandria Mao recorded yet another double-double with 11 kills and 15 digs.
The Violets' next match is against sixth-ranked Emory University at the UAA Round Robin #1 in Chicago, IL, on Saturday, September 29. First serve is set for 10:30 am central standard time.