Manhattan, Kan. --
Hannah Howard had a match-high 26 digs as the UMBC Volleyball team closed the weekend with a four set win over Conference USA power Delaware (25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 25-16) on Saturday at Kansas State.
Hannah Dobbs led all players with 17 kills and added seven digs, two blocks and two assists.
Jalynn Brown had 16 kills on .342 hitting while also adding seven digs, two blocks and two assists.
Izzy Ostvig picked up her first career double-double as she tallied 25 assists and a career-high 10 digs.
Helen Frankovich had seven kills and a career-best seven blocks, while
Laura Fuehrer finished with career-highs in both kills (five) and blocks (four).
Claudia Llamas added three kills and five blocks,
Ella McAllister and
Molly Penn each added two digs off the bench, and
Ema Djordjevic had three of her own to go with a pair of aces.
Serin Maden picked up 12 assists and two digs.
The Retrievers return to Baltimore to host three matches next weekend, beginning on Friday night when they host William & Mary at 7 p.m. at The Peake.
The Dawgs face Old Dominion at 4 p.m. on Saturday, before welcoming Maryland on Sunday at 1 p.m. for its annual Gold Rush match. There will be a gold UMBC t-shirt giveaway for the first 300 fans. Join us as we try to break a new attendance record at the Peake!