Baltimore, Md. -- Senior middle blocker Franchesca Reed (Aurora, Colo.) hit .562 with 10 kills and five blocks to help lead the UMBC Volleyball team (6-15, 3-5 AE) past two time defending champion Stony Brook (9-14, 4-4 AE) in four sets (25-21, 25-21, 26-28, 25-16). 

Reed was one of four Retrievers to reach double-digit kills, as the team hit .397 on sets from redshirt junior setter Taylor Dunn  (Virginia Beach, Va.), who needed just the four sets to reach 48 assists. Dunn, the defending America East Setter and Defensive Specialist of the Week, added 14 digs, three kills and a career high four blocks in her second consecutive double-double. 

The victory was UMBC's first against Stony Brook since 2016 and snaps the Seawolves five match win streak over the Retrievers.

Carmen Freeman (Memphis, Tenn.) finished tied for the match-high with 16 kills, and added 11 digs and five blocks of her own. Freshman Kamani Conteh (New Castle, Del.) had 13 kills, while classmate Niki Khoshatefeh (Temecula, Calif.) had 11 kills and six blocks. Freshman Emily Ferketic (Pittsburgh, Pa.) added eight kills and four blocks, while senior libero Brooke Hayden (Mt.Airy, Md.) had a mach-best 24 digs and tied a career high with five aces.

The teams went back-and-forth in the first set as the teams were tied at 11 until UMBC took the lead for good on a 4-0 run thanks to kills from Reed, Khoshatefeh and Conteh, and an ace from Hayden. The Seawolves would trim the lead to two points on multiple occasions, but the Retrievers answered each time and took the set.

Stony Brook jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second set and held the four point advantage for much of the set until UMBC scored six straight points to take an 18-15 lead it would not relinquish. Stony Brook closed to 23-21, but back-to-back kills from Ferketic put the Retrievers up two sets heading into the intermission. 

The third set featured 14 ties and nine lead changes as UMBC jumped out to an early five point lead before the Seawolves countered and eventually got a set point. The Retrievers then answered back and had two match points of their own, but SBU once again answered before scoring the final three points of the set to stay alive in the match. 

The fourth set mirrored the second set, as Stony Brook jumped out to an early 5-0 lead before UMBC eventually evened the set. The Seawolves took a 14-12 lead, but the Retrievers countered with a pivotal 5-0 run to take the lead. Ferketic and Conteh got kills to tie the set, and then Hayden put down three consecutive aces to give UMBC a 17-14 lead. Freeman laid down a kill to put an exclamation point on the match-ending 13-2 run.

The Retrievers will honor its seniors before Sunday's final home match of the season. The ceremony will begin at 12:55 p.m. with the match against Hartford to follow. 

Hartford Match Notes