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Kali Greathead
Clarus Studios
0
Caldwell Cald 5-11
3
Winner New Haven UNH 7-5
Caldwell Cald
5-11
0
Final
3
New Haven UNH
7-5
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Caldwell Cald 16 15 8 (0)
New Haven UNH 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Greathead's 12 Kills Leads Volleyball to Sweep of Caldwell

WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven volleyball team secured its third sweep of the season taking down regional foe Caldwell 25-16, 25-15, 25-8. Leading the Chargers on the night was junior hitter Kali Greathead (Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley) who was the only player to finish in double figures for the match with 12 kills.

Greathead's 12 kills came on 25 attempts with just two miscues for a .400 attack percentage. Joining her in leading the Blue and Gold was junior Camille Garden (Atlanta, Ga./Landmark Christian) and sophomore Ruby Fera (Seattle, Wash./Ballard) who finished with nine and eight kills respectively. Freshman Emily Barry (Freeport, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) (7 kills) and senior Mallory Nowicki (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview) (5 kills) rounded out New Haven's offense.

Overall, New Haven combined for 45 total kills with the Chargers two setter rotation leading the Blue and Gold to a .314 attacking percentage for the night. Among the two setters, junior Angela Chan (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny) led the way with 26 assists while her rookie counterpart added an additional 12.

New Haven also combined to drop in 10 service aces, the third time this season with double digits. Six different players all chipped in with unreturned serves with four of those individuals all dropping in a pair.

Defensively, the Chargers were led by their rookie libero Julia Guarniere (Milford, N.H./Milford) who returned 16 of the Cougars attacking attempts, one of three players in double figures. Joining her was Chan and Greathead who each finished with 11 digs to close out the night with a double double.

The Chargers also finished with five blocks as a team, led by Garden who finished with three. Sophomore Jalynn Finnie (Pearland, Texas/Dawson) added two blocks, while three other players also contributed.

New Haven will enjoy a week hiatus before returning to the court for a midweek non-conference battle with regional foe Bridgeport. The battle of I-95 is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. at Charger Gymnasium.
 
 
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