Purple Knights Back In Volleyball Win Column With Road Sweep Over Molloy

UB Now 5-1 In Conference Action And 8-8 Overall

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Purple Knights Back In Volleyball Win Column With Road Sweep Over Molloy
October 11, 2016
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-The University of Bridgeport women's volleyball team upped its East Coast Conference record to 5-1 and evened its overall season record at 8-8 with a straight sets, 25-22, 25-14, 25-15, road win over the host Molloy College Lions on Long Island on Tuesday evening.  With the loss, Molloy slips to 4-17 overall and 1-5 in the ECC.

Senior Sara Cruz (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) recorded another double-double for the winners on Tuesday, as she led UB with 13 kills and also contributed 12 digs.

UB freshman Claire Anderson (Oak harbor, Wash.) had a solid night on offense reaching double-digit kills with 12, and senior Frida Randen (Sodertalje, Sweden) fell just shy of double-figure kills with nine.  On the night, Randen hit a team-best .538 percentage and added two blocks.

Sophomore setter Ellie Rich (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) directed the Bridgeport offense with a match-leading 38 assists on the evening.

Senior libero Amelie Guinci (Cannes, France) was solid in the Bridgeport back row amassing a total of 16 digs to lead all players in the match.

Up next, the Bridgeport women's volleyball hosts the Bears of NYIT on Thursday evening in an East Coast Conference match that is slated to begin in Hubbell Gym at 7:00 p.m.  Thursday match is also a rematch of last season's ECC Championship tilt won by UB and the NCAA Division II East Regional title contest won by the Bears.