Volleyball Sweeps Stonehill To Up Winning Streak To Ten

Easton, Mass.-The University of Bridgeport volleyball team picked up its tenth win a row with a straight sets, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17, win over the host Stonehill Skyhawks in Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon.  UB is now 13-1 on the season; while Stonehill falls to 5-7.

Senior Ivana Kovacevic-Jurasin (Belgrade, Serbia) led the Purple Knights with 15 kills on Saturday.  She also had a team-leading 10 digs and added two block assists.

Graduate student Agatha Baliddawa (Jinja, Uganda) had a fine match on offense with 10 kills, and she finished the day with an attack percentage of .563.

Junior setter Tamara Leite (Natal, Brazil) directed the Bridgeport offense to the tune of 33 assists.

The UB volleyball team will return to the court on Tuesday night at home versus Mercy College in East Coast Conference play.  Action gets underway at 7:00 p.m.