The UMBC volleyball squad (3-3) hosts Niagara (2-6) on Sunday, Sept. 11 to wrap up a drama-filled three match homestand. The match gets underway at Chesapeake Arena at 2:00 p.m.
The Retrievers have knocked off a pair of outstanding opponents in Delaware and James Madison in five sets over the past week.

The match will be streamed live on the America East digital network.

RETRIEVER NOTEBOOK
·       A second consecutive career-performance from Kamani Conteh helped lead the UMBC volleyball team to a five-set victory over Sun Belt preseason favorite James Madison ((20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12) on Friday evening.
·       Conteh recorded a career-high 32 kills after putting away 27 in last Sunday's five-set win over Delaware.
·       Conteh became the first Retriever to tally 30 kills in a match since Krystal Mlemchukwu had 30 kills at UAlbany in 2014. She was also just the third player in the rally-score era to reach the plateau, and it's only the fourth such occurrence (and the second in the 25-point era).
·       Freshman setter Serin Maden had 52 assists and a career-best 11 digs, while junior Weronika Wrzesinska had a career-night as well, finishing with highs in kills (eight) and assists (four).
·       For the second-consecutive week, freshman Maden was named America East Setter of the Week. In addition, Miller was tabbed as the Defensive Specialist of the Week.
·       Maden averaged 10.89 assists per set as the team hit .377 in a 1-1 week. She posted career-high 53 assists with four digs in five-set win over Delaware, and had double-double of 45 assists and 10 digs in four-set loss to American.
·       UMBC currently leads America East in assists (12.5) and kills (13.5) per set.
·       Sophomore Mia Bilusic (4.75) and Conteh (4.54) are 1-2 in the league in kills per set. Bilusic is also tops in services aces (0.67), while Maden is far and away the leader in assists at 10.5 assists per set through 24 sets in 2022.
·       Miller is averaging a league-best 4.3 digs per set as she has debuted as libero. Miller opened her UMBC as the team's primary setter in the spring of 2021 and competed as an outside hitter last fall.
 
A GLANCE AT THE PURPLE EAGLES   
·       Niagara has recorded a couple of big victories in the early going, blanking America East's Bryant and knocking off the Ivy League's Penn, 3-1.  
·       They fell to James Madison in three sets (25-18, 25-16, 25-14) in a neutral match at The Peake on Saturday.
·       Coming into the tournament, the Purple Eagles faced Colgate, and, similar to UMBC, fell to the Raiders in three straight sets.
·       The Purple Eagles are an outstanding blocking side, averaging 9.4 blocks per match entering play this weekend. Senior Taylor Allen leads the way with 21 blocks in 22 sets of action.
·       Freshman Kinga Wronska (56) and junior Lexi Bapst (51) have combined for 107 kills and form a solid offensive tandem for the Purple Eagles.    

THE ALL-TIME SERIES
·       This will be just the second meeting between UMBC and NU
·       The Retrievers triumphed, 3-1, at the RAC in 2008  

UP NEXT
UMBC continues is rigorous non-conference slate next weekend. The Retrievers travel to Richmond, Va. to face Old Dominion, host VCU and North Carolina at the VCU Invitational on Sept. 16-17.