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DATE: September 24, 2021
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LOCATION: Charger Gymnasium
West Haven, Conn. |
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The New Haven women's volleyball team will play the second of four straight matches at home, hosting Saint Rose Friday night at Charger Gymnasium. First serve is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. with live coverage available via the Charger Sports Network on NE10 NOW and live stats available at NewHavenChargers.com.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST SAINT ROSE
Friday will mark the 16th meeting all-time New Haven and Saint Rose have faced each other on the hardwood. The Chargers are 14-1 against the Golden Knights,
SCOUTING THE CHARGERS (7-5, 1-0 NE10)
After spending the first three weeks of the season on the road New Haven returned to its home court for the first time Friday, taking down American International in four sets. The Blue and Gold enter Friday looking for their third straight victory overall and a second consecutive win in conference play.
Offensively this season, junior outside Emily Barry (Freeport, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy) leads the team with 149 kills, followed by freshman outside Macy Brown (Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac) with 135 and senior outside Jessica Akiona (Kapolei, Hawaii/La Pietra- Hawaii School for Girls) with 134. The trio of New Haven attackers currently sit first, third, and fourth in the conference standings for kills. Freshman Sophia Leon-Tabor (Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers) has handled the majority of setting responsibilities this season, leading all setters in the NE10 with 433 assists.
On defense for the Blue and Gold, sophomore defensive specialist, Rilee Jessee (Edinburgh, Ind,/Columbus East) (has corralled a team-high 195 assists, which is the third-highest mark in the NE10 and leads a group of three Chargers with triple-digit dig totals. Brown and Barry follow just behind her with 151 and 142, respectively. At the net, senior middle Asiya Way (Denver, Colo./Denver East) leads the team with 43 total blocks, which is also tied for second in the NE10.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (7-4, 0-0 NE10)
After winning the first two matches of the season, Saint Rose comes to West Haven with just one win in its last eight matches, a four-set win over Nyack on Sept. 18. The most recent contest saw the Golden Knights fall in four sets to Assumption in the NE10 opener for both teams.
Leading the offense in 2021 are Julia Cavalcanti and Karleigh Fripp who have hammered 62 and 61 kills, respectively for their team. Emma Strefling has dished out a team-high 125 assists, with Allison Sellers second on the team with 70.
Defensively, Gabriela Boyne leads in digs with 112 this season, followed by Strefling with 80 and Megan Mayer with 71. At the tape, Cavalcanti has tallied 37 total blocks, putting her just ahead of Fripp with 32.
CHARGERS PICKED FOURTH IN PRE-SEASON COACHES POLL
Upon the release of the NE10's annual pre-season coaches' poll, New Haven was selected to finish fourth amongst the 14 teams in the conference, receiving 131 points.
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.
BARRY, AKIONA NAMED TO ALL-TOURNEY TEAM IN OPENING WEEKEND
Barry 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.
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.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
If you haven't visited North Campus recently you haven't seen the construction taking place adjacent to Charger Gymnasium. The site is the future home of the Peterson Performance Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will house strength and condition, sports medicine, a new football locker room and meetings space with the ability to be tailored for the many different needs of all 18 varsity Charger athletic teams. The entire facility will measure 7,000 square feet and house 20 Olympic style weightlifting racks and a 60-yard turf agility and conditioning area. To learn more visit ChargerAthleticsFund.com.
UP NEXT
The Chargers will welcome in-state rival Bridgeport to Charger Gymnasium Tuesday, with first serve scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
