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Union (NY) UNI 11-7,0-0 Liberty League
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Winner Middlebury Mid 10-4,3-0 NESCAC
Union (NY) UNI
11-7,0-0 Liberty League
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Final
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Middlebury Mid
10-4,3-0 NESCAC
Winner
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Union (NY) UNI 20 20 21 (0)
Middlebury Mid 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Middlebury Cruises to 3-0 Victory Over Union

The Middlebury volleyball team played for the first time in Pepin Gymnasium in nearly a month, securing a 3-0 sweep of Union on Wednesday evening.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Owning a narrow 5-4 edge in the opening set, the hosts uncorked a 12-3 run, headlined by four scoring swings from Gabby Pribisich, to build a 17-7 lead.
  • The Garnet Chargers responded by claiming nine of the next 13 points, slicing the margin to 21-16. Shannon McGrath tallied five kills in the spurt.
  • Pribisich and Molly MacDonald recorded accurate attacks to bring the Panthers a point away from the win. Union parried with four consecutive points, but a service error secured the frame for Middlebury (25-20).
  • Trailing 5-3 in the second stanza, Molly Harrison powered a 4-0 stint with two scoring swings to push Middlebury ahead 7-5. The Garnet Chargers answered with a 10-4 run to open a 15-11 advantage.
  • The Panthers claimed 14 of the final 19 points to add a second-set triumph by an identical 25-20 tally. Pribisich and Harrison combined for five kills, while Campbell Keller logged three service aces to headline the sequence.
  • Middlebury breezed to a 15-6 lead in the final session, led by three accurate attacks each from Harrison and Caroline Byrne. The sides traded the ensuing 10 points to establish a 20-11 score in favor of the hosts.
  • Union battled back to within three (23-20) behind a 9-3 spurt punctuated by three-straight scoring swings from Shea Ringel.
  • MacDonald and Ava Tuccio logged kills in the final three points to finalize the stanza (25-21) and the match.
NOTES
  • Pribisich tallied a team-high 14 scoring swings and swung a crisp .650 in the win.
  • Harrison logged her 40th career double-double during the match, finishing with 13 accurate attacks and 14 digs.
  • Campbell Bartley posted 43 assists in the victory, a three-set high in the navy and white for the sophomore.
  • MacDonald's 10-kill total matched her best in a Panther uniform.
  • The programs squared off for the 26th time with Middlebury owning an 18-8 advantage in the all-time series.
The Panthers prepare for a busy NESCAC weekend, traveling to Bates on Friday at 7:00 p.m. before battling Tufts the following day at 2:00 p.m.
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