SCORE: Bryant 3, UAlbany 1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 33-31) 
 
LOCATION: Robison Gym at the Kahl Campus Center (Sage College) - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 7-16, 2-4 America East | Bryant 15-9, 4-2 America East
 
SHORT STORY: In four hard-fought sets, the Great Danes fell to Bryant, Sunday evening. 
 
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "It was a tough outing tonight. The team battled and came up just short. All of our sets with Bryant have been close and this was no different."
 
KEY STATS

• Freshman Anna Myhal had a team-high 16 kills, followed by junior Hannah Rowe with 11. 
• Junior Kaleigh Fitzgerald served a game-high three aces, 
• On defense, senior Charlotte Macken tallied 23 digs, while sophomore Anissia Wong added four blocks. 
• In the setter position, sophomore Zosia Szczotkiewicz led with 26 assists and senior Malea Stanton picked up 21. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bulldogs opened the match tallying the first two points, but the Great Danes scored three unanswered to take an early lead, 3-2. 
• Bryant began to pull away with a 10-5 lead, but UAlbany cut the scoring gap to two, 14-12, forcing a Bulldog timeout. 
• Following the break, Bryant maintained their lead but entering the late stages of the first set, the Great Danes pulled back and took a three-point lead at 21-18. 
• Seeing four ties towards the end of the set, the Bulldogs took the first set with a two-point advantage, 26-24. 
• UAlbany took an early 8-4 lead to start the second set. Bryant worked to tie the match, 9-9. 
• Remaining close into the late stages of the set, the Bulldogs held on for multiple ties, but the Great Danes edged them out to win the set, 25-23. 
• Trading points early in the third set with six ties, UAlbany pulled ahead with a 12-10 lead. 
• The Bulldogs took the advantage and continued to build upon it before gaining a five-point lead at 21-17. 
• Cutting the scoring gap to one point, UAlbany pushed for a late comeback, but the Bulldogs held them off to win the set, 25-21. 
• The Great Danes opened the fourth set with four unanswered points before forcing a timeout with a 6-1 lead. 
• Bryant rallied a comeback, cutting the lead to just three points with 14-11 on the scoreboard. 
• Clawing at the Great Danes' lead, the Bulldogs tied the set at 18. After eight ties in extra points, Bryant took the fourth set with a score of 33-31. 

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will play a single game next week on Sunday, October 30 at NJIT.
 
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