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DATE: October 5, 2021
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LOCATION: George R. Newman Center - Caldwell, N.J. |
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THE LEAD
The New Haven women's volleyball team continues its four-game road-trip with a trip to New Jersey to take on Caldwell. First serve from the George R. Newman Center in Caldwell is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS (11-5, 2-0 NE10)
The Blue and Gold enter the match on-fire of late, winners of six straight matches and nine of their last 10, currently in third place in the Northeast-10 Conference. A trio of players have dominated in the Charger attack this season and each of them can have a chance to eclipse 200 kills for the season in Tuesday's meeting with the Cougars. Junior outside Emily Barry (Freeport, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) leads the group with 190 kills, just ahead of senior Jessica Akiona (Kapolei, Hawaii/La Pietra- Hawaii School for Girls) and freshman Macy Brown (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) with 188 and 182, respectively. Freshman setter Sophia Leon-Tabor (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers) hit the ground running her rookie season, as she has already tossed out 590 assists in 15 matches thus far, currently the 13th highest mark in all of Division II. Defensively, sophomore libero Rilee Jessee (Edinburgh, Ind,/Columbus East) has corralled 250 of opponent attack attempts, followed by Brown's 189 digs, and Barry's 185. Senior middle Asiya Way (Denver, Colo./Denver East) continues to lead the efforts at the tape, with 53 blocks in 2021, ahead of Akiona and sophomore middle Emily Smith (Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay) with 29 each.
SCOUTING THE COUGARS (2-9, 2-3 CACC)
After starting the season 0-7Â Caldwell were able to pick up a pair of wins in CACC play Sept. 23 and 25 but enter Tuesday following a pair of straight set losses to Felician and University of the Sciences. Reese Sherwood has been a force to be reckoned with on both sides of the ball for the Cougars, siting in second place on the team in kills (94), assists (79), service aces (13), and blocks (18), while also sitting in fifth place on the team in digs with 75. She sits on the cusp of the century mark for the Cougars offense, along with Amanda Schiltz who leads the team with 98 kills, in addition to leading the blocking efforts with 22. Samantha Ashton has handled most of the setting responsibilities with 172 assists this season, while also leading the team in service aces with 14 and sits third in digs with 90. Humiko Stormer has paced the dig totals with 180 this season, ahead of Shayna Saltzman with 92.
BROWN NABS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS IN COLLEGIATE DEBUT
With 50 kills last weekend, including 26 in her collegiate debut freshman outside Macy Brown (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) was named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week honors in Week one of the 2021 volleyball season. The 26 kills from Brown are the most by a player at New Haven since Sept. 24, 2011, when Keidy Candelaria matched that number against Franklin Pierce
BARRY, AKIONA NAMED TO ALL-TOURNEY TEAM IN OPENING WEEKEND
Barry and Akiona were both named to the first-team all-tournament roster at the Tony Banner Memorial Tournament last weekend. Barry totaled 53 kills, 53 digs, 6 assists, and three solo blocks across the four matches, while Akiona tallied 50 kills, 12 digs, and five block assists.
AKIONA, LEON-TABOR EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT NODS AT WESLEYAN
Following the conclusion of the tournament, both Akiona and Leon-Tabor earned spots on all-tournament teams. Akiona finished the weekend with 45 kills, along with 19 digs and nine total blocks, earning a first-team all-tournament nod, while Leon-Tabor's 98 assists and 26 digs nabbed her a spot as a second-team all-tournament honoree.
NEXT ON TAP
The Blue and Gold will take the overnight trip to Syracuse, N.Y. this weekend, taking on Le Moyne Saturday afternoon. First serve between the Chargers and the Dolphins is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
