The New York University women's volleyball team went 2-0 on Day Two of the Stevens Invitational on Saturday, September 28, in Hoboken, NJ, finishing the tournament as the only undefeated team at 4-0.

The Violets started off the afternoon with a hard-fought victory over Susquehanna University in five back-and-forth sets. The scores were 22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 15-12. NYU then took down the City College of New York in straight sets (25-16, 25-13, 25-12) to close out the tournament.

Against Susquehanna, NYU was led by Katie Robinson (17 kills and 11 digs), Perri Goldberg (16 kills and 10 digs), Allie Williams (12 kills), MaTia Hughes (29 digs), and Emily Moore (51 assists and 11 digs). Over their last two matches, the Violets have defeated teams that consistantly receive votes in the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Top 25 Poll (Stevens Tech, Susquehanna).

The Violets were able to spread the wealth against the Beavers later in the day, as five players had at least four kills in the 3-0 victory. In addition, Robinson and Mackenzie Calle split the majority of the setting duties, combining for 27 assists.

HIGHLIGHTS:

- In the two matches combined, every single active player on the NYU roster saw time on the court.

- NYU had 16 more digs than the Bulldogs in the first match (86 total). In addition, it had 12 more assists (62 total).

- Williams led the Violets with eight kills against CCNY.

"The Susquehanna match was one that, coming in, we were not as focused on because we were planning for our rematch with Stevens," said Head Coach Jolie Ward. "We did know that with Susquehanna having such a great record coming into this tournament, we were going to have our work cut out for us. We are extremely fortunate because we have a very deep bench and in this particular situation, our starters didn't always rise to the occasion but our reserves came in and did an exceptional job."

The Violets will be back in action next weekend for the first of two University Athletic Association (UAA) round robins. They will be hosted by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.