Volleyball Wins NEC Contest at Chicago State on Friday

The Central Connecticut volleyball team went on the road to Chicago State and won, 3-1, on Friday night in NEC action. The Blue Devils had three players with double-digit kills and limited the Cougars to just .060 hitting percentage.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 3, CHICAGO STATE 1 (25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14)
Records: CCSU (2-13, 1-2 NEC), CSU (0-13, 0-3 NEC)
Location: Jones Convocation Center | Chicago, IL 

KEY MOMENTS

• CCSU trailed 4-1 in the opening set before three straight errors by the Cougars sparked a run of four straight points. The Blue Devils would eventually edge ahead, 8-6, after a kill by Aubrey Stitcher. Central fell behind, 13-10, before rolling off five straight points to take the lead for good enroute to a first-set win.
• Chicago State rolled out to a 10-3 lead to open the second set and led wire-to-wire. Consecutive blocks by Amanda Tokam, with an assist from Olivia Keckler, got the Blue Devils within, 18-14, but CSU closed out the set with back-to-back kills to tie the match.
• Central grabbed control of the third set with three straight points, sparked by an ace from Keckler before a kill by Stitcher made it 11-8. The Cougars would cut the deficit to, 14-13, but CCSU would maintain the lead and scored six straight points, including three aces by Gabriella Burdier, to go ahead, 21-14. Stitcher's fifth kill of the set gave CCSU a 2-1 lead in the match.
• Anja Milosevic served four straight points and CCSU opened a 5-0 lead in the fourth frame. The Cougars got within, 6-4, but the Blue Devils quickly built the lead back to 18-10. Central would close the match with a kill by Tokam.

NUMBER TO KNOW

13 – CCSU matched a season-high with 13 total blocks.

NOTES

• Weronika Poczynek led Central with 15 kills, and added two blocks.
• Stitcher had 14 kills and hit .478.
• Keckler had 11 kills, four digs and three blocks.
• Milosevic had 37 assists and nine digs.
• Breanna Ginley had a team-high five blocks.
• The Blue Devils hit .206 as a team.
• CCSU is 2-2 against CSU in Division I play.

NEXT UP

• CCSU and Chicago State play at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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