Volleyball Sweeps Felician Top Open Home And CACC Schedules

Bridgeport, Conn.-The University of Bridgeport volleyball team got its 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference schedule off to a fine start on Wednesday night in the team's season home opener in Hubbell Gym, as the Purple Knights swept the visiting Golden Falcons of Felician University, 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20).  UB is now 6-2 overall and 1-0 in the CACC; while Feician slips to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in conference action.  Bridgeport has also won four of its last five matches.

Freshman Grace Presswood (S. Dennis, Mass.) led a balanced UB offensive attack on Wednesday with 10 kills, and she finished with a double-double leading the Purple Knights' defense with a match-best 12 digs.  Grace hit and impressive .429 on 21 swings in the match.

Classmate Hailey Jessen (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) had nine kills for the winners, and three other Purple Knights, Datari Mathis (Grad., Wethersfield, Conn.), Madison Jongsma (Jr., Sanford, Fla.) and sophomore Lucia Tomiello (Caltrano, Italy), each had eight kills.

Junior setter Jaden Drollinger (Queens Creek, Ariz.) did a fine job orchestrating the UB offense with 45 assists, and she also tied for team-high is service aces along with Hailey Jessen with three.

Up next, the UB volleyball team will step out of conference play to host Franklin Pierce University at 12 noon on Saturday afternoon in Hubbell Gym.

PHOTO BY CLARUS MULTIMEDIA