Volleyball Rallies for 3-2 Win at Chicago State

The Central Connecticut volleyball team rallied for a 3-2 win at Chicago State on Saturday in NEC action. The Blue Devils had three players with double-digit kills and Anja Milosevic posted a double-double in the victory.

GAME INFORMATION | BOX SCORE

Score:  CCSU 3, CHICAGO STATE 2 (23-25, 15-25, 25-21, 25-15, 16-14)
Records: CCSU (3-13, 2-2 NEC), CSU (0-14, 0-4  NEC)
Location: Jones Convocation Center | Chicago, IL

KEY MOMENTS

• CCSU trailed, 7-3, in the opening set but would score four straight to tie the score. Central would take its first lead at 19-18 following an ace by Breanna Ginley. CCSU would lead, 22-21, before the Cougars tied the set and eventually got consecutive kills to go up in the match.
• Chicago State did not trail in the second set and CCSU didn't score consecutive points until making it, 9-7. Olivia Keckler had back-to-back kills to make it 19-12 but the set would get no closer as CSU went ahead, 2-0, in the match.
• Central trailed in the early going of the third set before a run of five points put CCSU ahead. A kill by Weronika Poczynek made it 10-8. The Blue Devils would maintain the lead and a kill by Amanda Tokam set up set point before a kill by Poczynek extended the match.
• The Blue Devils went ahead, 3-2, after an ace by Gabriella Burdier in the fourth set. Molly Thomas would serve seven straight points, including two aces, as Central built a 17-5 lead. A kill by Tokam would send the match to a fifth set.
• CSU would lead 7-4 in set five before a Central timeout preceded three straight kills by Tokam to tie it. The Cougars would claw back to set up match point at 14-11 but kills by Poczynek, Victoria Sanabria and Ginley sparked a five-point run that was capped by a Burdier ace to win the match.

NUMBER TO KNOW

47 – Milosevic topped 40 assists in a match for third time  this season.

NOTES

• Weronika Poczynek led Central with 21 kills, and added five digs.
• Amanda Tokam had 15 kills, six digs and three blocks.
• Olivia Keckler had 12 kills and nine digs with five blocks.
• Milosevic had 47 assists and 10 digs with four blocks.
• CCSU is 3-2 against CSU in Division I play.

NEXT UP

• CCSU plays at Stonehill on Wednesday night.

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