Match 27
SCORE	Niagara 3 – Quinnipiac 2 (25-22, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21, 15-13)
RECORDS	Niagara (13-14, 12-5 MAAC) – Quinnipiac (12-14, 8-9 MAAC)
LOCATION	Gallagher Center

 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Senior outside hitter Caroline Leitch reached 1,000 career kills in Niagara's 3-2 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday. Leitch finished the match with a career-high 26 kills.

Match Summary
First Set

• Niagara got off to a quick lead thanks to an early 4-0 run that included two kills from Leitch and one from Grace Hetterscheidt and Mirna Kovacevic to put NU up, 9-3.
• The Purple Eagles were ahead, 11-8, but the Bobcats went on a 6-0 run to claim the lead, 14-11.
• The Purple Eagles and the Bobcats kept things close for the remainder of the set, but Quinnipiac held onto the lead, taking set one, 25-22.

Second Set

• Niagara once again jumped out to an early lead in set two. With the Purple Eagles leading, 8-6, Leitch had a monster kill to earn her 1,000^th career kill and put Niagara ahead by three, 9-6.
• The Purple Eagles led by one, 10-9, but scored four straight points to extend their lead, 14-9.
• Niagara maintained the lead for the remainder of the set, earning the winning point on another kill from Leitch.

Third Set

• Niagara went on two 4-0 runs early in the third set, which included three kills from Grace Hetterscheidt, to take the lead over the Bobcats, 8-3.
• The Purple Eagles led by three, 13-10, before going on another 4-0 run to take a 17-10 lead over the Bobcats.
• Niagara held onto the lead to win the third set, 25-17.

Fourth Set

• The Bobcats scored four straight points to open the fourth set and take the early lead.
• The Purple Eagles trailed Quinnipiac, 8-3, but quickly went on a 5-0 run to tie the score, 8-8.
• Niagara led Quinnipiac, 10-9, but the Bobcats reclaimed the lead, scoring four straight points to get ahead, 13-10.
• Though the Purple Eagles kept things close for the remainder of the set, but the Bobcats did not relinquish the lead and won the fourth set, 25-21.

Fifth Set

• The Bobcats scored the first point in the fifth set but NU answered with four straight points, including an ace from Jaycie Roberts, to take the lead, 4-1.
• The Purple Eagles were ahead, 14-10, but the Bobcats went on a 3-0 run to get within one point of NU, 14-13.
• Leitch, however, had the game-winning kill for the Purple Eagles as Niagara defeated Quinnipiac in five sets to sweep the season series.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Leitch led NU with a career-high 26 kills.
• Roberts had her 18^th double-double of the season with 16 kills and 22 digs.
• Emillie Wright led the team in digs with 25.
• Cameron Maris led the team in blocking with nine total blocks.
• Jessica Streuer had a double-double with a team-best 46 assists and 13 digs.
• Hetterscheidt added 11 kills.
• Prior to the start of Saturday's match, Niagara honored its graduating seniors in the class of 2020; Cameron Maris, Emillie Wright, Mirna Kovacevic, Caroline Leitch and Jada Carrol.

Up Next

• Niagara closes out the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 17 with a match against Farifield at 1:00 p.m. Following Sunday's matches, Niagara's matchup for the first round of the MAAC Championships will be determined.

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