Volleyball Beats Felician, 3-1, on Senior Day

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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Playing their final match of the regular season, the University of Bridgeport's volleyball team earned a 3-1 win over Felician on Saturday. The Purple Knights' senior day victory pushes their record to 20-9 this season (13-3, CACC).

With the regular season now in the rear-view mirror, Bridgeport has its sights set on the CACC Tournament. The Purple Knights finished second in the North Division standings and will host the No. 3 seed out of the South, Jefferson, on Tuesday night (6 p.m.).

Hailey Jessen led the Bridgeport offense against Felician on Saturday. The sophomore piled up a team-high 17 kills on an efficient .324 hitting percentage.

Fittingly on Senior Day, it was a pair of seniors who were also stellar in the win. Jaden Drollinger dished out 40 assists, picked up seven digs and hammered four aces.

Drollinger caps off the regular season with a conference-leading 10.1 assist-per-set average. She also ranks fourth in the league in total aces (57).  

Paola Hernandez was also incredibly productive on her Senior Day. The native of Puerto Rico registered 14 kills (.393 hitting percentage), six digs and three block assists.

Hernandez wraps up her regular season as the CACC's leader in kills per set (3.59) this season.

Lucia Tomiello served as UB's most accurate offensive player of the day. The Italian hit .563 with 10 kills as she now ranks third in the CACC in hitting percentage (.351) this season.

Tomiello also had 3.5 total blocks to raise her team-leading total to 48.0 this fall.

After dropping the first set, Bridgeport rattled off set wins of 25-18, 25-11, and 25-23.

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The second-seeded Purple Knights (North Division) will host third-seeded Jefferson (South Division) in the CACC Quarterfinals on Tuesday at 6 p.m.