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Volleyball Sweeps Brown Friday Night
9/19/2025 8:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
STORRS, Conn. — UConn volleyball moved to 9-1 on the season, sweeping Brown (27-25, 25-10, 25-19) on Friday night at the UConn Volleyball Center.
The Bears leapt out to an 11-2 advantage, forcing UConn into multiple timeouts early in the first frame. Audrey Rome (Sandwich, Ill.) and Emma Werkmeister (Victor, N.Y.) got on the board for the Huskies, with kills to chip away at the deficit. Making her first career start, Jordyn Hughes (Portage, Mich.) fired in two consecutive kills to keep the momentum going for the home team. Two kills from Werkmeister and multiple attack errors from Brown brought the Huskies within five at 19-14. McKenna Brand (Lucas, Texas) poured in an ace and kills from Werkmeister and Loren Winn (Dallas, Texas) cut the Brown lead to just 23-21. An ace from Brenna Wyman (Louisville, Ky.) and a clutch kill from Rome catapulted UConn in front at 24-23. Brown reclaimed the lead after kills from Mariia Sidorova and Ally Panzolff. The Huskies would not be denied in their comeback efforts, as Werkmeister and Rome snatched the lead back with kills. Werkmeister finished off the rally with a booming ace, as UConn took the first set, 27-25.
UConn carried over the momentum with a dominant second set performance. Rome and Grace Maria (Arlington, Va.) each contributed multiple kills to put the Huskies in front 9-4. Isabella Suhy poured in an ace, and the team of Hughes and Winn combined for a loud block to push the UConn lead to 13-6. Winn and Werkmeister paced the Husky offense throughout the set, with the hosts claiming the frame 25-10 to take a commanding two sets to zero lead.
The third set began with a tightly contested exchange of points, with the score deadlocked at 5-5. Doga Kutlu (Ankara, Turkey) added an ace, and Maria added two terminations to put UConn in front 10-8. A combination of costly Brown errors and Werkmeister's dominance on the attack helped UConn maintain momentum, as the Huskies secured the sweep on Friday night.
Inside the Numbers:
Werkmeister led UConn with 14 kills on 27 swings, adding three service aces as well. Rome recorded eight kills with a hitting percentage of .583 and contributed two total blocks. Kutlu facilitated the offense with 24 assists and added two service aces. Brand provided defensive stability with six digs and chipped in two service aces. With the win, Head Coach Ellen Herman-Kimball became the fourth coach in program history to win 100 career games at UConn, joining Kelli Myers, Ellen Crandell, and Holly Strauss O-Brien.
The Huskies will host Marist tomorrow at 4:00 pm at the UConn Volleyball Center.
