BOX SCORE

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The University of New Haven women's volleyball team swept the University of Bridgeport, 3-0 (25-23,25-19,25-21), Thursday night. With the win, the Chargers improved to 10-4 on the season and won their 10th straight match. The Purple Knights fell to 8-3 on the season and dropped their second match to the Chargers this season.

In the opening set, New Haven fell behind early. The Chargers trailed by four, 8-4, early, but rebounded and evened the score at 13-13. After a Purple Knight ace, Bridgeport led 18-17 later in the set. The teams then played point-for-point through the remainder of the set. Two Keidy Candelaria (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Bayamon Military Academy) kills gave UNH a 22-21 and a 23-22 lead, but Bridgeport errors down the stretch gave the Chargers a 1-0 advantage in the match.

The second set was a tale of offensive rallies. UNH opened with a 4-0 run, while the Purple Knights kept the score within five points in the ensuing rallies. New Haven held a 15-13 later in the set, but five unaswered points put the Chargers behind by three. Sparked by three-straight attack errors on Bridgeport, the Chargers evened the score and eventually took a 21-18 lead at the end of a 6-0 run. The Chargers finished out the set and Candelaria capped the win with a 25th-point ace.

In the final set, Bridgeport and New Haven played even to 7-7. Three-straight UNH points gave the Chargers a 10-7 lead. The Purple Knights then rallied and evened the score again at 10-10. The teams played very even for a majority of the set and were again tied at 18-18 late. UNH then scored seven of the final 10 points to take a 25-21 win and sweep. Candelaria and Chelsey Alpough (Torrance, Calif./South / Western New Mexico Univ. ) recorded a pair of kills to seal the win for UNH.

Candelaria led the Chargers with 12 kills and added 11 digs for the double-double. Kristy Atufunwa (Denver, Colo./Denver East) led the team with a .467 hitting percentage off nine kills, two errors and 15 attempts. She added five total blocks, while Amber Cannady (Yonkers, N.Y./Charles E. Gorton) led the team with seven total blocks. Kaulana Ane (Paia, Hawai'i/Kamehameha) was first on the team with 13 digs and added six blocks. Alpough handed out 30 assists in the win as well.

New Haven will return to action on Saturday, October 8 when they travel to UMass Lowell in a Northeast-10 Conference match. Match time in Lowell, Mass is set for 1 p.m. Visit www.NewHavenChargers.com for complete links to live video and live statistics on Saturday.