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Huskies split season opener at The Service Academy Challenge
8/30/2019 8:46:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The UConn volleyball team commenced the 2019 season at The Service Academy Challenge with a pair of games versus Gonzaga and Air Force. The Huskies split the day taking the second game against the Falcons 3-1.
Game 1
Due to security clearances and limited coverage, no box score or extended stats can be provided at this time. We are working to get statistics available. UConn dropped the first game of the day to Gonzaga in three sets.
Game 2
After settling in and finding their footing as a team, UConn bounced back in the second game of the day against host, Air Force. The Huskies finished just seven points shy of the Falcons in the opening set, but dominated in the ones to come after.
UConn's block party during the match leading them to notch 11 total blocks to Air Force's two. The Huskies outlasted the Falcons down the stretch in the race to 25 with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, and 25-15. As a team UConn tallied 39 kills, 36 assists, 34 digs, nine service aces, 85 total attempts, with a hitting percentage of .329.
"As a coaching staff, we were really proud of the team's response after our tough battle against Gonzaga," said Head Coach Ellen Herman-Kimball. "We struggled to put points together and never quite found our rhythm this morning. When we finally started to play our style of ball, it was just a little too late. Against Air Force, we made our adjustments and our game play became much more efficient. In the end, our defense was what won us this contest. This was a really exciting win for us."
Game leaders for the Huskies in the kills category were Caylee Parker (12) and Jasmine Davis (5). Davis posted several service aces along with Courtney Morris. The leaders of the block party were Allie Garland (6), Genna Florig (4) and Parker (3). Morris and Aset Baker-Falealili were a mainstay for UConn in the assists and digs groupings at 28-6 and 6-12 respectively.
UP NEXT
UConn will face Navy Saturday, August 31st at 10:00 a.m. before the conclusion of The Service Academy Challenge. *No live stats or stream will be provided for this game.*
