DePaul University Athletics
DePaul University
5-0
Holy Cross
1-0
Blue Demons 2-0 in DePaul Invitational Play
9/14/2019 3:22:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
CHICAGO, Ill. - The Blue Demons are now 2-0 in DePaul Invitational play and 7-1 on the season after taking down Holy Cross in an intense four-set match 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-19).
FROM COACH ZIDEK
"A scrappy effort on defense by both teams today," said head coach Marie Zidek. "I thought our serve game really gave us a leg up in the match and our defense allowed us to keep enough pressure on for the win.
"It was a good team fight and we are very much looking forward to Valpo this evening."
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE » DePaul jumped out to a 5-3 lead on an Avarie Evans-Allen kill and a quartet of attack errors from the Crusaders. The Blue Demons held the lead until the scored knotted a 9-9 but then jumped back ahead 14-11 on a pair of Holy Cross errors along with a Claire Anderson service ace and kills from Donna Brown and Bailey Nelson leading the the first Crusaders timeout. Out of the stoppage, the score evened out three times before another Holy Cross timeout was called with DePaul leading by one point. The teams met at 21-21 but the Crusaders went on a 4-0 run to take the first set 25-21.
SET TWO » The Blue Demons fell into a 1-4 deficit and remained behind before knotting at 7-7 and 10-10. Three-consecutive kills from Anderson put DePaul in its first lead of the set, 13-10, urging a Holy Cross timeout. The Blue Demons distanced into a 17-11 lead out of the timeout, but the Crusader service ace would eventually make it 19-19. DePaul went on a set-closing 6-0 run capped off by an Anderson kill to give DePaul its first set 25-19.
SET THREE » It was a back and forth battle all the way up until a 9-9 knot before kills from Isabell De La Rosa and Maxwell, along with two attack errors eventually found DePaul in a 14-11 lead. With the Blue Demons leading 20-17, Holy Cross called a timeout. Out of the timeout, DePaul scored six of the next eight points, featuring a service ace from Isabelle Banez to take the third set 25-20.
SET FOUR » The Crusaders jumped into a 3-1 lead and the points would exchange back and forth until a 4-0 run courtesy of a Maxwell kill and three attack errors distanced DePaul 12-8, bringing the first Holy Cross timeout. The Blue Demons would not give up the lead for the remainder of the set. Holy Cross was able to come within two at 15-17, but DePaul's offense would dominate, winning the fourth set 25-19.
LEADERS
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Kills » Brittany Maxwell (11)
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Assists » Natalie Hayward (25)
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Digs » Isabelle Banez (25)
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Blocks » Isabell De La Rosa (4)
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Aces » Mackenzie Savage, Katie Dolan (2)
NEXT UP
The Blue Demons will cap off the DePaul Invitational with a contest against Valparaiso at 8 p.m. CT at McGrath-Phillips Arena.
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