BOX SCORE WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven women's volleyball team erased a 23-19 deficit to win set four then surged past visiting Dowling in the deciding fifth set to take a 3-2 triumph on Thursday evening at Charger Gymnasium.  Two Chargers posted double-doubles and four finished with 10 or more kills in the five-set victory.
 
With the non-conference victory by set scores of 25-18, 25-27, 17-25, 26-24 and 15-12, New Haven splits the season series with Dowling and improves to 15-4 overall. The Golden Lions drop to 14-10.
 
Amber Cannady (Yonkers, N.Y./Charles E. Gorton) shared the match high with a team-leading 13 kills, while fellow middle hitters Kristy Atufunwa (Denver, Colo./Denver East) and Ashley Dalton (Helena, Mont./Capital / Northern Arizona University) added 12 and 11 finishers, respectively. Kristen Lee (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty) recorded 10 kills and rounded out her second double-double of the fall with 12 digs. As a unit, the Chargers hit .170 – sparked by a .421 clip in the fifth and final set.
 
Kaulana Ane (Paia, Hawai'i/Kamehameha) also posted a double-double with 43 assists and 17 digs in addition to seven kills of her own. Kea-Marie Olaso (Kailua, Hawai'i/Le Jardin Academy) neared a double-double from the libero spot with a match-high 27 digs and a career-best nine assists. Margo Meteyer (Madison, Wis./Madison West) added nine digs and Annika Hacker (Bayreuth, Germany/Littleton (Colo.)) had eight from the back row. At the net, Atufunwa had a hand in six of the Chargers' 13 blocks, while Cannady got a piece of five rejections. The New Haven defensive effort limited Dowling to a .124 hitting percentage.
 
In the serving game, five Chargers each landed an ace and both clubs dropped in five winners.
 
Dragana Jelovac and Jessica Kalbfleisch had 13 kills apiece for Dowling. Kayla Dillman led all players with 44 assists, and Kayla Morgan paced the Golden Lions' back row with 24 digs.
 
The visitors appeared poised to claim the match, leading 2-1 with a 23-19 advantage in set four. However, two Atufunwa kills bookended a four-point spurt that knotted the frame at 23-23. A service error would end the run and give Dowling a match-point opportunity, but three-straight kills by Lee completed the Chargers' comeback, 26-24, to force a fifth set.
 
Set five featured two lead changes and eight ties, the last of which came at 11-11. A kill by Ane and a Dowling attack error broke the stalemate and forced a Golden Lions' timeout. Another hitting error out of the stoppage brought the contest to match point for New Haven and, after the visitors staved off elimination temporarily, an errant serve by Dowling wrapped up the Chargers' five-set win with a 15-12 decision.
 
New Haven resumes Northeast-10 play this Saturday, Oct. 26 with a 1 p.m. match at Bentley. The Chargers and Falcons enter the weekend as the last two unbeaten teams in NE-10 action at 6-0. The club returns to Charger Gymnasium on Tuesday, Oct. 29 for a 7 p.m. visit from NE-10 foe Pace. That match will be broadcast live in high definition and free of charge on NewHavenChargers.com.