Volleyball Guts Out Five-Set Win at Georgian Court

LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The University of Bridgeport's volleyball team rallied to earn a thrilling five-set road victory over Georgian Court on Saturday afternoon, winning by set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-23, 14-25, 15-13. The result moves the Purple Knights' record in the CACC to 2-2 this season.

Junior Hailey Jessen once again powered UB's attack with a match-high 23 kills while also adding 11 digs and four blocks. Jessen, who now has five double-doubles this year, is currently ranked fourth in the CACC in kills per set (3.20).

Freshman Cecilia Kowalski was also a force at the net with 10 kills and five total blocks (t-season-high), while classmate Madison Mohan chipped in 12 put-aways of her own.

Defensively, junior Elaine DeLallo anchored the back row with a team-high 22 digs. She has now totaled 45 digs across UB's last two matches.

Sophomore Ella Bowman ranked second in the digs department courtesy of a season-best 14 of them.

Senior Lucia Tomiello, meanwhile, provided a spark with six kills on a blistering .857 hitting percentage. She also added six digs and three blocks.

UB's two setters, Camdyn Cieszkiewicz and Ava Casales, did a great job maneuvering the offense, combining almost equally for 47 assists. They also notched five digs apiece.

UB closed strong in the decisive fifth set, hitting .370 as a team, highlighted by Jessen's seven kills and key points from Kowalski to secure the win.

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The Purple Knights will host Caldwell on Tuesday at 7 p.m.