Box Score

The Fairleigh Dickinson women's volleyball team saw its four-match win streak snapped on the road Saturday afternoon to Central Connecticut State, 3-0, at Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, CT.  With the victory, the Blue Devils improve to 13-7 (5-2 NEC) on the season, while the Knights fall to 13-7 (3-3 NEC) overall.

CCSU was able to dodge a late rally by the Knights in the first set to win 25-23.  With the scored tied at four early on, the Blue Devils scored 12 of the next 14 points to take a commanding 16-6 lead.

FDU then scored four of the next six points to cut the lead to 18-10, thus starting its comeback.  A kill by junior Meaghan Wheeler (Chatsworth, CA/Chaminade College Prep) facilitated a 5-0 run for the Knights to cut the lead to 18-15.  Wheeler also contributed two service aces during the run.

After the Blue Devils took the Knights' punch, the home team was able to regroup and managed to go up 22-18 before FDU responded one more time with another 5-0 run.

Once again, Wheeler started the run with a kill and followed with another kill before the Knights took advantage of three-straight service errors by CCSU to take a 23-22 lead.

However, the Blue Devils regrouped one last time and were able to take the final three points to take the first set, 25-23.
In set two, CCSU raced out to an early 7-1 lead and was never threatened as it cruised to a 25-12 win.

In the third and final set, both teams pretty much went back-and-forth at the start.  With the Blue Devils holding a 9-8 advantage, the home team scored eight of the next 12 points to go up 17-12.  With the lead still five at 19-14, CCSU outscored FDU, 6-2, the rest of the way to clinch the match.

The Knights' offensive struggled on the day as they only recorded 29 kills, while achieving an attack percentage of only .036. 

Senior Sarah Berkland (Newton, MA/Newton North) led the Knights with eight kills.  Senior Sarah Willey (Abingdon, MD/Bel Air) dished out 19 assists, while fellow classmate Kelsey Semler (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) recorded 13 digs on defense.

It was the second time this season that the Blue Devils have defeated the Knights.  CCSU also won by a score of 3-0 on Aug. 27 at the Beanpot Classic in Boston, MA.

FDU will continue its road trip with a visit to Smithfield, RI to take on Bryant Sunday afternoon.  First-serve is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.