SCORE: NJIT 3, UAlbany 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-18)
LOCATION: Wellness Events and Center - Newark, N.J.
RECORDS: UAlbany 7-17, 2-5 America East | NJIT 8-18, 1-6 America East
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes fought for a set win but it was NJIT taking the three-set victory, Sunday evening.
COACH JOSH PICKARD: "The team came out a bit flat tonight and our hosts capitalized. We tried a few different things and could not get a good run going. It's time to get back in the practice gym and work."
KEY STATS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Highlanders quickly earned a 3-1 lead before extending it to a 6-2 advantage in the first set.
- After the Great Danes tied the score at six with four unanswered points, NJIT worked to take their lead back, 15-11.
- A second scoring run put UAlbany within one, 15-14, but the Highlanders grabbed three unanswered points before finishing the set with five-straight points.
- The Great Danes worked for the first multi-point lead, 8-6, in the second set.
- With five unanswered points, NJIT gained the advantage, 12-9.
- After UAlbany tied the score at 14, the scoring remained close through much of the latter half of the set.
- The Highlanders grabbed the win with a 4-1 scoring run to finish the second set, 25-21.
- In the final set, NJIT notched an 8-4 advantage with two scoring runs.
- UAlbany closed the Highlanders' lead but a third scoring run made it 13-9 in NJIT's favor.
- The Highlanders added a fourth scoring run in the third set before taking the set, 25-18, and the match, 3-0.
NEXT: The Great Danes will head to Binghamton on November 6 for their final away game of the regular season.
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