The No. 11 New York University women's volleyball team defeated Union College in four sets on Friday, November 6, at the John A. Paulson Center in New York, NY.
The Violets battled the Garnet Chargers, securing the match victory (22-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-13).
"Confidence is contagious," said Head Coach
Andrew Brown. "Anybody on our team can be a game changer, and I think we feed off of those momentum swings."
In the opening set, the Violets stayed neck-and-neck with the Garnet Chargers before Union rallied for five consecutive points to take the lead and set one.
Casey Cho opened the second stanza with back-to-back kills giving the Violets an early lead. Union responded to even the set at 9-9, before NYU went on a five-point run to secure the set and even the match.
The Violets battled to an 11-11 tie in set three before going on a 14-point run to take the frame.
Kate Scherlacher recorded four aces and five assists,
Tatum Chase added four kills and two blocks, and
Chloe Lemons contributed four kills.
The Violets jumped out to an early 9-3 lead in the fourth set, with
Amiya Kuchibhotla adding back-to-back blocks to extend the advantage as NYU closed out the match.
Chloe Hynes and Lemons led the Violets with 14 kills each, while
Alden Roberts recorded 26 assists and 11 digs. Chase added five blocks, and Scherlacher contributed five service aces.
The Violets return to the court tomorrow, November 7, to face Hunter College at 2:00 p.m. at the John A. Paulson Center in their final regular season match up.
