Volleyball Downs Le Moyne in Three Sets on Friday

The Central Connecticut volleyball team defeated Le Moyne in straight sets on Friday evening at Detrick Gymnasium. Weronika Poczynek had a match-high 10 kills and the Blue Devils had 11 total blocks as a team.

The Blue Devils host Saint Francis U on Saturday afternoon.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 3, Le Moyne 0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-20)
Records: CCSU (3-15, 2-4 NEC), Le Moyne (0-16, 0-6 NEC)
Location: Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT

KEY MOMENTS

• The Blue Devils scored the first three points of the opening set and would go ahead 12-5 after a kill by Victoria Sanabria. CCSU would extend its lead to as much as 20-8 after another kill by Sanabria before closing out the set on a kill by Mia Lombardo.
• An ace by Poczynek gave Central a 4-0 lead in the second set. Following an ace by Isabelle Roufs to give CCSU a 13-6 lead, Le Moyne would take a timeout. Central would score five straight to go ahead, 18-8, and would not allow Le Moyne to get closer than nine points the rest of the set.
• The Dolphins scored the first point of the third set, but the Blue Devils came back with five consecutive points. Le Moyne would score five straight to get within, 15-12, before a CCSU timeout would stem the run. The Blue Devils would push the lead back to 20-14 and go on to win the match following a Le Moyne error.

NUMBER TO KNOW

.010 – The Central defense limited Le Moyne to a .010 attack percentage and forced 24 errors.

NOTES

• CCSU and Le Moyne were meeting for the first time at the Division I level.
• Poczynek tallied double-figure kills for the seventh time this season. She added nine digs and two blocks.
• Isabella Bratzke had a match-high 13 digs and added two blocks and two kills.
• Roufs, Sanabria, Kaylin Hadley and Mia Lombardo each had three total blocks.
• Baranski and Madison Massaro-Cook had 15 and 10 assists, respectively.
• The Blue Devils trailed just once in the match.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils host Saint Francis U on Saturday afternoon.

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