BALTIMORE --
Dasia Johnson came off the bench in the third set and led the UMBC Volleyball team back from an 18-10 deficit, and was on the serve of the match-ending 8-0 run, to help the Retrievers sweep visiting New Hampshire (25-19, 25-20, 25-22) on Sunday afternoon.
UMBC (10-5, 5-0 AE) stifled the Wildcat (13-6, 3-2 AE) offense, holding the visitors to just 24 kills on ,064 hitting in the match. The Dawgs held a 43-24 advantage in kills and won the dig battle 42-33.
Johnson was outstanding after entering midway through the third, finishing with four kills (no errors) on five attacks and three aces, with all three in the decisive 8-0 run, including the winning ace on match point.
Natalie Harris led all players 15 kills, while
Hannah Dobbs filled the stat sheet with 13 kills, 11 digs, two blocks, two aces and an assist.
Hannah Howard had a match-high 12 digs, and
Isabel Ostvig tallied 35 assists, eight digs and three blocks.
Claudia Llamas picked up seven kills and three blocks, while
Jalynn Brown added four kills and two blocks of her own.Â
Ella McAllister finished with six digs and
Grace Larrivee had a pair of blocks.Â
UMBC will host Bryant next Saturday at 1 p.m.
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