Friday, November 9 | 7:00 pm
Nolan Gymnasium | Albany, NY
UMass Lowell (10-14/5-9 NE-10) at Saint Rose (16-8/9-4 NE-10)
Live Stats | NE-10 Standings
The Plot: The College of Saint Rose hosts
Northeast-10 Conference rival the University of Massathis evening inside the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium.
Last Meeting (11/3/11): Saint Rose improved to 10-4 in the NE-10 after picking up a 3-1 victory in Lowell, MA. Aubrey Bobo's .371 hitting percentage and 18 kils led the Golden Knights. Sophomore setters Ariana WIlson and Tori Daniels equally split 42 assists while sophomore libero Katy Daniels picked up 17 digs. Sophomore outside hitter Hannah Rey's 16 kills and .314 hitting percentage paced the River Hawks' attack.
Scouting Saint Rose (16-8/9-4 NE-10): The Golden Knights again were the fifth ranked team in the NCAA East Region poll this week. Junior outside hitter Christina Strezenec was named the NE-10 Player of the Week on Tuesday. She followed that up later in the day with a 15 kill performance during a 3-0 victory against Assumption that extended the Saint Rose win streak to seven matches. Katy Daniels stands third in the NE-10 with a 4.86 dig average while freshman outside hitter Kelsey Lace is eighth with 3.10 kills per-set. Junior middle hitter Alex Gagliano came into the week 15th in the nation and second in the league behind a .386 hitting percentage.
Scouting UMass Lowell (10-14/5-9 NE-10): The River Hawks have split their last four matches, which includes a 3-1 victory at Assumption on Sunday, October 28 and a 3-0 win at Merrimack on Tuesday, October 30. UMass Lowell has enjoyed two seperate three-match win streaks this season and has gone 2-1 at neutral sites. Three sophomore are averaging at least 2.00 kill per-set. Outside hitter Ella Merrill's 2.49 average leads the way followed by right side hitter Sierra Brown and middle hitter Anisa Smith who are averaging 2.31 and 2.06 respectively. Merrill also holds the team's second best dig average at 2.43 per-set. Junior defensive specialist Carolyn Eddy owns a team-leading 2.73 dig average.
Up Next: The regular season concludes for the Golden Knights tomorrow afternoon when they host Merrimack at 12:00 pm. Meanwhile, this evening's match marks the season-finale for the River Hawks.
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