Saturday, October 1
Chicago, Ill.
6:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
6-10,2-2Big East
3
vs
1
Connecticut
6-9,0-4Big East
1
2
3
4
F
UConn
15
25
23
24
1
DePaul
25
14
25
26
3
DePaul Downs UConn 3-1
10/1/2022 9:39:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Blue Demons claim first win against Huskies in program history
CHICAGO – DePaul volleyball served tough and utilized a balanced attack to power past Connecticut in a four-set victory on Saturday night at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The Blue Demons totaled a season-high eight service aces while four attackers posted nine or more kills en route to DePaul's first victory over UConn in program history.
Set scores of the match were: 25-15, 14-25, 25-23, 26-24.
DePaul (6-10, 2-2 BIG EAST) was paced by Aly Kindelberger's 11 kills and four blocks in the middle. The sophomore posted a .556 clip along with a match-high 17 points. Bailey Nelson posted a .476 attacking percentage with 11 kills and just a single error on the right side.
On the outside, Jill Pressly notched her seventh double-double of the 2022 campaign with 10 kills, 12 digs and three service aces. Taylor Underwood added nine kills on the left pin while fellow freshman Katelynn Oxley put down six kills on 13 errorless swings. Â
Rachel Krasowski picked up a match-high 15 digs in addition to dropping in a service ace and dishing out four assists. Ashley Cudiamat and Maggie Jones once again split the setting duties, posting 22 and 18 assists, respectively.
UConn (6-9), 0-4) saw Kennadie Jake-Turner lead the offense with 13 kills while Caylee Parker had 10.
Set One: Kindelberger notched back-to-back points on a kill and a block to give DePaul an 8-6 advantage before the Blue Demons opened up a 17-9 advantage on Pressly's fifth kill of the first set. A Grace Brooker kill on the right side followed by an Underwood service ace gave DePaul a 25-15 set one victory as the Blue Demons hit. 417 in the opening frame.
Set Two: A 5-0 run allowed the Huskies to jump out to a 10-5 lead in the second set before DePaul responded with a three-point spurt of their own. UConn responded right back with a 7-2 run and never looked back, taking the second set 25-14 and evening the match at 1-1.
Set Three: The two squads traded side outs in the early going of the third before three-consecutive points from the Huskies found DePaul trailing 11-9. Â A kill apiece from Kindelberger and Nelson put the Blue Demons back in front but not for long as UConn rattled off a 6-1 run to take a 19-15 advantage. DePaul roared back to tie the score at 19 before stringing together three points for a 22-20 lead. A pair of attack errors by the scarlet and blue knotted the score once again at 23 before a Pressly kill combined with a UConn attack error clinched a 25-23 set three win for the Blue Demons.
Set Four: Â DePaul fell behind 8-5 in the fourth but utilized a 10-3 run to jump in front 15-11. Back-to-back service aces from Pressly widened the lead to 20-14, but the Huskies weren't going away easily. UConn rallied within one, 23-22, on a DePaul ball handling error prior to a Kindelberger kill setting up match point. A pair of points from UConn staved off a match point before Nelson answered right back with a kill on the right side and an errant Huskies swing earned DePaul the set 26-24 and the match 3-1. Â
From Head Coach Marie Zidek: What a nice win for this group. You just can't take this experience away from this team. We have ultimate respect for UCONN as they have spent the past year sweeping us. This match meant a lot to our returners, and the others followed their lead. Our tough serving really got us off to a nice start and set the tone early, and then the rest of the match really was about our players winning their individual matchups. We had some key blocks on their middle attacks and then transitioned enough to get everyone hot for the big swing. So proud of this team for this past weekend. Every match matters this year in BIG EAST play.
Up Next: The Blue Demons will embark on a four-match road swing over the next two weekends. Oct. 7-8 will see DePaul visit Seton Hall and St. John's before traveling to Xavier (Oct. 14) and Creighton (Oct. 16). Â
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Set scores of the match were: 25-15, 14-25, 25-23, 26-24.
DePaul (6-10, 2-2 BIG EAST) was paced by Aly Kindelberger's 11 kills and four blocks in the middle. The sophomore posted a .556 clip along with a match-high 17 points. Bailey Nelson posted a .476 attacking percentage with 11 kills and just a single error on the right side.
On the outside, Jill Pressly notched her seventh double-double of the 2022 campaign with 10 kills, 12 digs and three service aces. Taylor Underwood added nine kills on the left pin while fellow freshman Katelynn Oxley put down six kills on 13 errorless swings. Â
Rachel Krasowski picked up a match-high 15 digs in addition to dropping in a service ace and dishing out four assists. Ashley Cudiamat and Maggie Jones once again split the setting duties, posting 22 and 18 assists, respectively.
UConn (6-9), 0-4) saw Kennadie Jake-Turner lead the offense with 13 kills while Caylee Parker had 10.
Set One: Kindelberger notched back-to-back points on a kill and a block to give DePaul an 8-6 advantage before the Blue Demons opened up a 17-9 advantage on Pressly's fifth kill of the first set. A Grace Brooker kill on the right side followed by an Underwood service ace gave DePaul a 25-15 set one victory as the Blue Demons hit. 417 in the opening frame.
Set Two: A 5-0 run allowed the Huskies to jump out to a 10-5 lead in the second set before DePaul responded with a three-point spurt of their own. UConn responded right back with a 7-2 run and never looked back, taking the second set 25-14 and evening the match at 1-1.
Set Three: The two squads traded side outs in the early going of the third before three-consecutive points from the Huskies found DePaul trailing 11-9. Â A kill apiece from Kindelberger and Nelson put the Blue Demons back in front but not for long as UConn rattled off a 6-1 run to take a 19-15 advantage. DePaul roared back to tie the score at 19 before stringing together three points for a 22-20 lead. A pair of attack errors by the scarlet and blue knotted the score once again at 23 before a Pressly kill combined with a UConn attack error clinched a 25-23 set three win for the Blue Demons.
Set Four: Â DePaul fell behind 8-5 in the fourth but utilized a 10-3 run to jump in front 15-11. Back-to-back service aces from Pressly widened the lead to 20-14, but the Huskies weren't going away easily. UConn rallied within one, 23-22, on a DePaul ball handling error prior to a Kindelberger kill setting up match point. A pair of points from UConn staved off a match point before Nelson answered right back with a kill on the right side and an errant Huskies swing earned DePaul the set 26-24 and the match 3-1. Â
From Head Coach Marie Zidek: What a nice win for this group. You just can't take this experience away from this team. We have ultimate respect for UCONN as they have spent the past year sweeping us. This match meant a lot to our returners, and the others followed their lead. Our tough serving really got us off to a nice start and set the tone early, and then the rest of the match really was about our players winning their individual matchups. We had some key blocks on their middle attacks and then transitioned enough to get everyone hot for the big swing. So proud of this team for this past weekend. Every match matters this year in BIG EAST play.
Up Next: The Blue Demons will embark on a four-match road swing over the next two weekends. Oct. 7-8 will see DePaul visit Seton Hall and St. John's before traveling to Xavier (Oct. 14) and Creighton (Oct. 16). Â
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Team Stats
UConn
DePaul
Kills
51
51
Errors
26
23
Attempts
142
135
Hitting %
.176
.207
Points
65
68
Assists
48
47
Aces
4
8
Blocks
10
9
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
2
Blocks
7
Kills
10
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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