Box Score
The American University volleyball team lost at Albany on
Saturday, 3-0, in the team's season finale despite a double-double
effort from Angelina
Waterman. The Great Danes earned the victory by set
scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-11.
American (18-13) took a 3-1 lead off a Magdalena
Tekiel service ace to begin the first set but Albany
(22-10) quickly bounced back to tie the score at four. With the
score still tied at 12, the Great Danes rattled off four straight
points to take a 16-12 advantage. Albany extended its lead to 23-14
using a second 4-0 spurt before scoring set point, 25-18.
The Eagles took an early 2-0 lead in the second set following a
Cassandra
Ricketts kill and solo block. Albany, however, was
able to even the frame at three before opening a 9-6 lead. A 3-0
run pushed the Great Danes lead to 15-9 as Albany opened a
nine-point advantage, 21-12, before taking the set by the same
margin, 25-16.
American and Albany traded points to begin the third set and
were tied at eight after 16 points. Albany, however, would score
the match's next eight points to open a 16-8 lead. The Great Danes
advantage reached 12 points, 21-9, after a 5-0 jaunt en route to
match point, 25-11.
Waterman led the Eagles both offensively and defensively as she
recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 11 kills and
10 digs. Tekiel and Ricketts each added seven kills. Krysta
Cicala dished out 30 assists while Cynammon
Burns notched 11 digs.