VB celebration
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Lafayette Laf 8-15,5-11 Patriot
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Winner American Americ 14-14,6-9 Patriot
Lafayette Laf
8-15,5-11 Patriot
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Final
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American Americ
14-14,6-9 Patriot
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lafayette Laf 18 12 25 14 (1)
American Americ 25 25 20 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Clinches PL Tournament Berth with 3-1 Win over Lafayette

WASHINGTON - Led by a season-high 29 kills from senior Zeynep Uzen, the American University volleyball team beat Lafayette 3-1 and earned a spot in next week's Patriot League Tournament. No matter the outcome of the Eagles' final match against Holy Cross on Saturday, they will be the No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 seed Navy on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for a PL quarterfinal.

NOTABLE
  • Uzen was just one shy of her career-high with her match-leading 29 kills, and hit an impressive .400.
  • Junior Katie Putney and graduate student Carlie Fikse both posted five blocks to lead American. Putney also recorded seven kills with zero errors, hitting .389.
  • Senior Rachael Bennett led AU with 17 digs, and sophomore Bridget Javitch was close behind with 15 digs.
  • American recorded 47 kills, with senior Inbal Peleg getting assists on 40 of those.
  • Freshman Adelina Berisha knocked down nine kills.
  • The Eagles served up eight aces, getting four of those from senior Morgan Johnson, and three from Peleg.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Eagles out-hit Lafayette .278 to .029 on their way to a 25-18 first-set victory.
  • Lafayette scored three straight points to turn an eight point deficit into three, 23-18, but a Putney kill was followed by a Putney-Fikse block for the win.
  • Uzen had eight kills in just the first set alone, and AU put up three blocks compared to none for the Leopards.
  • AU dominated in the second set with some of its best hitting of the season. The Eagles hit .476 with 11 kills and only one error, while Lafayette matched its seven kills with seven errors.
  • Uzen recorded four more kills in just the opening eight points for AU as the Eagles jumped out to an 8-4 lead.
  • An 8-0 run at the midway point gave American a 22-8 advantage. After four Lafayette points, the Eagles ended it with another Uzen kill followed by back-to-back service aces from Peleg for the 25-12 win.
  • It was a reversal of fortune for AU in the third set, as errors allowed the Leopards to stay alive. The Eagles were out-hit .150 to .071 in a sloppy set, but were playing catch-up most of the way.
  • Down 24-16, American fought off four set points before Lafayette finished it with a kill to win, 25-20.
  • The Eagles turned right around to dominate yet again in the fourth set, going up 16-6 and leaving no doubt. Uzen posted an incredible 10 kills to close out the match, including her 29th one for the winning point.
  • AU put up 15 kills and hit .382 in the fourth set and won 25-14.


UP NEXT
  • American will host Holy Cross for Senior Day at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12. Six seniors will be honored prior to the start of the match. Tickets are available at AUEagles.com/Tickets.
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