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BOX SCORE 2 PHILADELPHIA – The University of New Haven women's volleyball team posted 3-0 victories over Bloomfield College and the host University of the Sciences in a Saturday afternoon tri-match.
Kaulana Ane (Paia, Hawai'i/Kamehameha) recorded a double-double in the win over the host Devils.
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The Chargers hit .260 for the afternoon, led by a .455 hitting percentage with 4.17 kills per frame by
Kristy Atufunwa (Denver, Colo./Denver East).
Amber Cannady (Yonkers, N.Y./Charles E. Gorton) had a team-best 4.33 kills per set, hitting .380 in the pair of matches against CACC foes. Cannady neared a double-double against USciences with 15 kills and nine blocks. Kristen Lee added 2.00 kills per set on the outside.
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Ane averaged 7.83 assists per set, including a match-high 30 helpers to go along with 10 digs in the nightcap against host USciences.
Ashley Gomez (El Paso, Texas/Ysleta) landed three of the Chargers' nine service aces.
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Defensively,
Kea-Marie Olaso (Kailua, Hawai'i/Le Jardin Academy) led the way with 5.50 digs per set, with
Hayley Wilson (Denver, Colo./Overland) adding 3.00 per frame from the back row. Cannady totaled 14 blocks at the net (1 solo, 13 assists) and Ane had a hand in 11 blocks (1 solo, 10 assists) as the Chargers racked up 22 blocks in six sets of work.
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Sixteen kills from Atufunwa set the pace as New Haven sweep Bloomfield by set scores of 25-13, 25-21 and 25-17. The Chargers hit .300 as a team, which Cannady adding 11 kills and Lee delivering eight finishers. Ane doled out 17 assists against the Deacons with
Annika Hacker (Bayreuth, Germany/Littleton (Colo.)) sharing setter duties en route to 13 assists. Olaso led all players with 22 digs.
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In the final match of the day, the Chargers raced past USciences by scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-13. Cannady's 15 kills led all players, and Atufunwa added nine. Wilson had a match-best 14 digs.
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The Chargers resume Northeast-10 action on Tuesday at American International before returning to Charger Gymnasium on Saturday, Oct. 12 for a tri-match featuring NE-10 foe Merrimack and perennial power No. 5 Nebraska-Kearney.