Volleyball clinches the #1 seed!

[Dane Pound]

With second place NU's loss and the Danes win over UMBC, Albany clinched the top seed and will host the tourney on Nov 19+20.

 

Way to go Danes!

 

UALBANY CLINCHES TOP SEED FOR AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT

Albany, N.Y. – Ashlee Reed posted a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs to lead the UAlbany volleyball team to a 3-0 victory over America East opponent UMBC on Saturday, Nov. 6 at University Gymnasium. The Great Danes won in straight games with scores of 30-20, 30-20, 30-25, to increase their win streak to 18 matches.

 

With the win, the Great Danes clinched home court advantage for the America East Tournament. The 2004 championships will be held on the UAlbany campus on Friday, Nov. 19 and Saturday, Nov. 20.

 

Ashley Hunter led the Great Danes offensively with 15 kills while Ashley Green chipped in 10. On the defensive side, Ashley DeNeal notched a team-high 16 digs while Susan Spierre and Shelby Goldman each recorded three block assists. Blair Buchanan tallied a game-high 39 assists to go along with 11 digs defensively.

 

UMBC (12-17, AE 3-9) was led by Jocelyn Teoh with 11 kills and 11 digs. Emily Berman recorded nine kills for the Retrievers while Christine Skala posted a team-high 16 digs.

 

UAlbany (24-5, AE 12-0) will return to action on Friday, Nov. 12 and Saturday, Nov. 13 as they make a swing through New England to close out the regular season against America East rivals Maine and New Hampshire.