BALTIMORE – Senior Katie
Kelly (Diamond Bar, Calif./Diamond Bar) and
sophomore Hannah
Schmidt (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales) each recorded a
career- high in kills, while junior Emily
Vandegrift(Leesburg, Va./Loudoun County) was also in
double-digits as the UMBC volleyball team downed Binghamton 3-1
(25-18, 25-14, 20-25, 25-18), Friday night in America East action
at the RAC Arena.
With the win, UMBC moves to 11-13 overall this season with a 4-3
mark in conference play while Binghamton falls to 7-16 overall and
4-3 in the league.
Kelly's 14 kills broke her previous career-best of nine which
she set against UC-Riverside last season, while Schmidt's 19
winners bested her high of 18 set against Fairleigh Dickinson which
also occurred in 2011. The balanced attack was led by
junior Mallory McIntyre (Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Mary's
Academy) who set her own career-high, recording 51 assists against
the Bearcats.
Senior Ali
Loynachan (Whitby, Ontario/Sinclair) and junior Ali
Goc (Oshawa, Ontario/R.S. McLaughlin) each scooped up a
match-best 13 digs and junior Hallie
Carter (Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison) added 12 more
digs for the Retrievers.
Kristin Hovie paced the Bearcats with 13
kills while just missing out on a double-double with nine
digs. Iva Parteleva was also in
double figures with 11 winners while Alexandra
Warner led Binghamton with 13 digs.
The visitors took the initiative in the match, jumping out to an
early 10-6 lead after a kill by Parteleva. UMBC rallied
immediately, however, and claimed seven consecutive points to take
the lead for good in the set. Binghamton fought back
into the set and cut the lead to two at 16-14, but could get no
closer as three straight Retriever points closed out the set for a
25-18 win.
In the second frame, the two squads were evenly matched, tying
on seven occasions, the last one coming at 8-8. From
there UMBC ran off six straight points to once again put the set
beyond reach and kept it that way by winning ten of the final 11
points in a 25-14 set victory.
Binghamton came out swinging in the third set and streaked to a
15-8 lead. The Retrievers returned with four straight
points of their own to cut the lead to 15-12 on a kill by
Schmidt. Binghamton extended the lead again, only to see UMBC
get within two, 20-18, but the hosts could not get any closer as
the Bearcats forced an extra set by winning the third, 25-20.
UMBC put the fourth set away early, winning the opening six
points and never looked back in a frame in which the two teams were
never tied. Binghamton rallied to make a game of
it at 12-9, but UMBC steadily built momentum to win the match with
a 25-18 win in the fourth.
UMBC has the remainder of the weekend off and then travels for a
doubleheader next weekend in New England. The Retrievers
take on Providence at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 before facing New
Hampshire on Sunday, Oct. 28.
DAWG BITES
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nbsp; UMBC is now 10-15 all-time against
Binghamton, but has won seven of the past nine meeting with the
Bearcats.
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nbsp; The Retrievers are now 4-6 against the
Bearcats at the RAC Arena.
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nbsp; With her 13 digs, Ali Goc moved
into tenth all-time in UMBC history with 929 career digs.
