The FDU women's volleyball team (2-2) battled in their first away game of the season, falling in four sets to the New Hampshire Wildcats (2-2) on the first day of the Holly Young Invitational.
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How it Happened
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Graduate student Magdalena Maksimovic led the offense with 14 kills followed by Sophomore Madisyn Beirne with 11.
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Graduate student Alix Christie deposited eight kills of her own for a .421 clip while contributing four blocks on defense.
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After a tight start to the first set, the Knights took control with a series of kills off assists from freshman Hannah Schmidt. The Wildcats responded with a 5-2 run, leveling the score at 24. FDU secured the first set, 26-24, hitting a .344 clip.
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The teams traded points through set two, with neither team leading by more than three through the first half. With back-to-back blocks, the Wildcats ran away with the set, dropping the Knights 25-20.
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New Hampshire jumped ahead mid-way through the third set and kept up the momentum to secure the set at 25-20.
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The back-and-forth trend continued through set four as the Knights put together a total of 13 kills. With FDU trailing 22-21, it was a kill by New Hampshire's Marisa Armer that defeated the Knights.
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Next Up
The Knights return to play tomorrow as they take on Providence at 3:30 p.m. in Durham, N.H. for the second day of the Holly Young Invitational.
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