The women's volleyball team makes its third appearance on the New York University Top-50 Highlight List of 2019-20 at #6 with its Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championship victory on November 17 at Marywood University in Scranton, PA.

After earning a first-round bye and defeating host Marywood in Saturday's quarterfinal, the Violets (28-8) knocked off Misericordia University in the semifinals and then McDaniel College in the Championship Final, both on Sunday. NYU defeated the Cougars in straight sets (25-17, 25-20, 25-18) and the Green Terror in four sets (25-21, 17-25, 25-22, 25-14) to win the ECAC Championship for the second consecutive season.

"It was a great team effort to adjust to adversity in both matches," explained Head Coach Andrew Brown.

Against Misericordia (22-18), Abby Ausmus (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day School) led the way for NYU with 10 kills and five blocks. Nicole Dao (Bethesda, MD/The Academy of Holy Cross) dished out 15 assists in the three-set match, while Jacqueline Kupeli (Danville, CA/Monte Vista) and Lauren Robinson (Honolulu, HI/Punahou School) finished with a team-best seven digs. Gretchen Kincade (Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo) added six kills, three blocks and three service aces.

In the Championship Match against McDaniel (16-14), the deciding third set was tied 20-20 when consecutive kills by Dao and Haley Holz (Palatine, IL /Palatine) gave the Violets a lead they wouldn't relinquish. 

In the final set, NYU scored the first three points and never trailed en route to the victory.

Dao was named MVP of the Championship, while she, Holz and Ausmus were named to the All-Tournament Team. 

The women's volleyball team had previously appeared on the Top-50 List at #42 and #24 (see below).

A recap of the entire event can be found here.

Previous Season Highlights
#50 - Softball Wins Season Opener
#49 - Men's Tennis Opens Season Successfully at TCNJ Lions Kickoff
#48 - Baseball is Back – Violets Win Season Opener
#47 - Men's Basketball Secures First UAA Win, 80-79. vs. CMU; Macarchuk's Three-Pointer Snaps 75-75 Tie with 1:40 left
#46 - Softball Wins Season Finale; Swan Tosses Three-Hit Shutout
#45 - Men's Tennis Wins on Senior Day
#44 - Baseball Ends Season with a One-Hit Victory
#43 - Women's Fencing Dominant at FDU Invitational
#42 - Women's Volleyball Begins Season on Six-Match Winning Streak
#41 - Women's Soccer Dominates in Home Opener
#40 - Men's Volleyball Wins Season-Opening Invitational
#39 - Men's Golf Wins Duke Nelson Invitational
#38 - Wrestling Team Competes at NWCA National Dual Championships
#37 - Women's Cross Country Captures Ramapo Season Opener; Moran Wins Collegiate Debut
#36 - Men's Golf Team Wins Season Opener
#35 - Men's Soccer Defeats Hood in ECAC Championship
#34 - Women's Tennis Completes Undefeated Dual Match Campaign; Finish Ranked #17
#33 - Women's Golf Finishes Second at Tartan Invitational; Lung Wins Individual Title 
#32 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Capture NYU Fall Invitational 
#31 - Men's Cross Country Wins Ron Stonitsch Invitational
#30 - Men's Fencing Wins All Six Matches at Eric Sollee Invitational
#29 - Men's Track & Field Individuals and DMR Earn Bronze at UAA Championships
#28 - Women's Basketball Defeats Brandeis in UAA Opener for Season-High Seventh Straight Win
#27 - Men's Soccer Defeats Wash. U for Sixth-Straight Win
#26 - Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Paul Short Invitational
#25 - Women's Soccer Defeats #10 Case Western Reserve in Overtime
#24 - Women's Volleyball Wins Kean Invitational
#23 - Women's Track & Field Runners Take Gold at UAA Indoor Championships 
#22 - Women's Golf Team Wins Season-Opening St. Lawrence Invitational
#21 - Women's Fencing Finishes Second at NIWFA Championships
#20 - Haberli Earns 300th Win as NYU Wrestling Coach 
#19 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Win Ithaca Bomber Invitational 
#18 - Women's Basketball Season Sweep of  Washington University in St. Louis
#17 - Men's Soccer Defeats Carnegie Mellon University for the first time since 2007
#16 - Men's Basketball Wins NYU-Tip Off Tournament
#15 - Men's Golf Wins Skidmore Invitational to closeout 2019-20 season
#14 - Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at ECAC Championship
#13 - Women's Swimming Places Second at UAA Championships
#12 - Women's Cross Country Qualifies Two Runners for NCAA Championship
#11 - Men's Golf Wins Liberty League Fall Preview
#10 - Men's Volleyball Defeats #1-Ranked Springfield for 11th-Straight Victory
#9 - Men's Fencing Defeats Defending National Champion Columbia 
#8 - Wrestling Wins UAA Championship
#7 - Women's Tennis Trio Competes at  ITA Oracle Cup