DePaul University
14-12,7-8Big East
Villanova
16-11,7-8Big East
DePaul Takes Down Villanova in Four-Set Match
11/10/2023 8:12:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Three Blue Demons reach double figure kills for sixth time this season
VILLANOVA, PA. - DePaul volleyball kicked off the penultimate weekend of BIG EAST play with a 3-1 win (25-16, 23-25, 25-19, 25-19) over Villanova, Friday night.
DePaul (14-12, 7-8 BIG EAST) had three players eclipse double figure kills. Jill Pressly led the way on Friday, tallying 20 kills and 17 digs for her 39th career double-double and 14th of the season. Audrey Klemp and Hanna Karl each poured in 10 kills each. Karl also recorded 14 digs for her first double-double of the season and seventh of her career.
Bailey Nelson and Aly Kindelberger recorded six terminations each. Kindelberger, alongside Klemp, led the team in blocks as both totaled four on the night.
Senior libero Rachel Krasowski ended the match with 26 digs, her 22nd match of the season in double-figures. Ashley Cudiamat led the team in assists with 29, while Maggie Jones chipped in 19.Â
The Blue Demons recorded eight service aces, as Pressly chipped in three and Cudiamat added two.
"Really important win in a tough gym," said head coach Marie Zidek. "It took tough serving to limit the amount of good situations and middle sets, wearing a couple on defense and then getting a transition swing, and then winning the pressure points. Everyone at some point stepped up tonight. Keeps us in the postseason hunt. Really cool team effort."Â
Villanova (16-11, 7-8 BIG EAST) was led by Abby Harrell with 14 kills and 14 digs. Â
HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET ONE:Â Both sides kept it close throughout the beginning of the set, but two straight service aces by Cudiamat gave DePaul a three point lead. An 8-1 run by the Blue Demons put the team up by, 18-11. Villanova looked to close the margin, but two consecutive aces from Pressly and a kill by Scholz gave the Blue Demons the set victory.
SET TWO: Kills from Pressly and Klemp put DePaul ahead by two. A 4-0 surge by the Wildcats flipped the score and gave the hosts the slight lead, 8-6. A 6-1 run, due in part to a string of Villanova errors, put the Blue Demons in front, 20-19. Both sides traded points, but Villanova came away with the set win to tie the match.
SET THREE: Both sides went back-and-forth early in the set, with eight ties and three lead changes. The Wildcats went on a slight run, taking a 9-14 lead. The Blue Demons responded with a 5-0 surge of their own, highlighted by two blocks from Nelson and Oxley to put DePaul up by two. Kills from Karl and Pressly helped give DePaul a five point lead, 22-17. Villanova looked to respond, but a kill from Nelson secured the set win.
SET FOUR: Two separate 4-0 scoring runs early on for the Blue Demons put the team up, 10-4. Villanova looked to make a run, as they closed the gap within two points. DePaul responded with kills from Oxley and Pressly and the team's seventh ace of the night to take a 17-12 lead. A block from Oxley and Klemp stopped a Villanova run and a kill from Pressly secured the match win.
UP NEXT
DePaul rounds out their roadtrip, heading to the nation's capital on Saturday, Nov. 11. First serve against the Georgetown Hoyas is set for 4 p.m. CT.Â
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