Match 13
SCORE	Niagara 3 – Iona 2 (25-18, 25-23, 29-27, 25-21, 15-11)
RECORDS	Niagara (3-10, 2-1 MAAC) – Iona (1-13, 1-3 MAAC)
LOCATION	Monroe Athletic Complex

 
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The Purple Eagles defeated the Iona Gaels in five sets, 3-2, to sweep their first MAAC weekend.

Match Summary
First Set

• Four kills from Mary Redl helped the Purple Eagles to an 8-6 lead early in the first set.
• The Gaels came within one point of NU, 9-8, but the Purple Eagles scored four straight points to extend their lead, 13-8.
• Niagara led by six, 16-10, before going on another 4-0 run to lead by 10, 20-10.
• A late run from the Gaels put them within four points of NU, 22-18, but three straight points from the Purple Eagles closed out the set and gave them the 25-18 victory.

Second Set

• Iona scored five straight points to open the second set and led 11-5 early on.
• The Purple Eagles scored five consecutive points to cut the Gaels' lead to one point, 11-10.
• The Purple Eagles and the Gaels were tied four times before the Purple Eagles took the lead, 19-17.
• Iona came within one, 19-18, but two straight kills from Jaycie Roberts kept Niagara ahead, 21-18.
• The Gaels, however, made a late comeback, scoring six out of the last seven points in the set to take the second set, 25-23.

Third Set

• The Purple Eagles went on a 5-0 run, which included three kills from Roberts, early in the set to take a 10-5 lead over the Gaels.
• Niagara was ahead, 13-7, but the Gaels scored eight straight points to take the lead, 15-13. Niagara answered with a 3-0 run to reclaim the lead, 16-15.
• Niagara and Iona traded points and the Purple Eagles led, 24-19, but the Gaels scored six straight points to lead by one point, 25-24.
• Kills from Roberts and Redl put Niagara ahead once again, 26-25.
• The Purple Eagles and the Gaels tied the score twice, but kills from Redl and Caroline Leitch earned Niagara the set-winning points and gave NU the 2-1 match advantage.

Fourth Set

• The Gaels jumped ahead in the fourth set, taking a 14-9 lead over the Purple Eagles.
• A 4-0 run from Niagara put the Purple Eagles within one point of Iona, 14-13, but the Gaels never gave the Purple Eagles an opportunity to take the lead, winning the set, 25-21, to force the match into a fifth set.

Fifth Set

• The Purple Eagles and the Gaels exchanged points to start the fifth set and were tied, 9-9, but a 3-0 run from NU, including a kill from Roberts and an ace from Emillie Wright, put Niagara in the lead, 12-9.
• The Gaels got within two points of NU, 13-11, but kills from Roberts and Redl iced the 15-11 set win and 3-2 match win for the Purple Eagles.

Eagle's Eye On…

• Roberts and Redl both recorded double-doubles with 20 kills and 16 digs each. Redl set a career-high in kills and it was Roberts' team-best seventh double-double of the season.
• Jessica Streuer had a double-double with a season-high 56 assists and 14 digs.
• Wright led the team in digs with 23.
• Hannah Berry had a career-high 11 digs.
• Caroline Leitch added 12 kills for the Purple Eagles.
• Taylor Allen led the team in blocking with four total blocks.

Up Next

• The Purple Eagles return to the Gallagher Center next weekend, hosting Rider on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 1:00 p.m. and Saint Peter's on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1:00 p.m. The match with the Broncs will air live on ESPN3 and the match against the Peacocks will be available on ESPN+.

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