Esma Sipahi sets the ball during an American University volleyball match
Gabrielle Harper
2
American Americ 11-9,4-4 Patriot
3
Winner Navy Navy 12-5,4-4 Patriot
American Americ
11-9,4-4 Patriot
2
Final
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Navy Navy
12-5,4-4 Patriot
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
American Americ 25 18 25 16 13 (2)
Navy Navy 22 25 23 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Drops a Tight, Five-Set Match at Navy

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Eagles held a 2-1 lead, but Navy rallied to hand American University volleyball a five-set loss in the final match of the first half of Patriot League play this season. Three of the sets were very close, including the final one as the Mids won narrowly by a score of 15-13. 

By the Numbers
  • Grad student Zeynep Uzen notched her ninth double-double of the season with a match-high 16 kills and 11 digs.
  • Also tallying a double-double was junior setter Esma Sipahi with 13 digs to go with 47 assists.
  • Junior Bridget Javitch led all players with 19 digs.
  • Freshman Carly Sciborski hit .353 with 14 kills, and grad student Carlie Fikse added a match-high five blocks to nine kills.
  • The Eagles finished with 59 kills to Navy's 54, but had more hitting errors and fewer aces.
Notable
  • American hit .244 compared to .023 for Navy in winning the first set, 25-22.
  • It was tied at 22-22 in the opening set before Uzen and Sciborski put down back-to-back kills for set point. Junior Lilou Stegeman and freshman Sofia Osterdahl then teamed up for a block to give AU the win after a 3-0 run.
  • The Mids picked up the pace for a 25-18 win in the second set, but AU rallied to take the third by a score of 25-23.
  • Up 22-17 in the third set, AU looked to be taking control, but Navy rallied all the way back to tie at 23-23. From there, a service error on the Mids combined with another Uzen kill put the Eagles up 2-1 for the match.
  • The Eagles nearly matched their kills with hitting errors in a tough third set that saw them lost 25-16 as Navy ran away with it.
  • After four early ties in the fifth set, the last at 5-5, the Mids used a 5-1 run to take the lead for good.
  • The Eagles trailed 13-9 but rallied to come within a point at 14-13 before a Jamie Llewellyn kill ended the match in favor of the Mids.
Next Up
  • The Eagles will face league-leading Colgate to close out the weekend, doing so at home in a 1 p.m. match on Sunday, Oct. 15.
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