William Paterson University Athletics

WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson volleyball team (9-5, 1-0 NJAC) extended its win streak to seven after securing a 3-1 home victory over Muhlenberg (7-9, 0-0 Centennial) Sept. 25 at the Sports and Recreation Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• A few early errors put the Pioneers behind, 7-5, in the opening set. However, WP bounced back and used a 16-6 run to go ahead by eight (21-13). The Mules pulled within five (24-19), but freshman Riley Elliott (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge) recorded a kill to win the set.
• The Pioneers were in control for most of the second set, cruising to a 22-9 advantage before securing the 25-13 victory.
• Muhlenberg owned a 16-12 lead in the third set before a 4-1 spurt by WP brought the Pioneers within a point (17-16). The Mules maintained a slim advantage the rest of the way to capture the 25-21 win.
• It was a back-and-forth fourth set until Muhlenberg extended its lead to four (20-16). Both sides traded 3-0 runs and the deficit remained four (23-19) for WP. However, a kill by junior Kristian Glenn (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay) sparked a 6-0 run that helped the Pioneers claim the 25-23 come-from-behind set victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Elliott paced the Pioneers with a team-high 13 kills while adding eight digs and two blocks.
• Glenn finished with 12 kills.
• Junior Abby Houpt (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) recorded 29 assists, 14 digs and eight kills.
• Sophomore Bella Demers (Maumee, Ohio/Maumee) had a match-high 21 digs.
• Sophomore Dilara Pak (Edison, N.J./John P. Stevens) tallied 11 digs.
• Junior Laura Gruener (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown) totaled five kills, four blocks and four digs.

UP NEXT:

• William Paterson heads to Union, N.J., Tuesday, Sept. 30, for a 7:00 p.m. conference showdown at Kean.

 
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