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Bulls Return To Winning Ways At Kent State

Alyssa Fitchette

The Bulls, who won the match, 30-28, 30-22, 19-30, 30-25, received several career performances on the evening, led by a trio of sophomore transfers. Alyssa Fitchette (Watertown, NY/Watertown/Genesee CC) hit a match-high .593 as she recorded a team-high 18 kills on 27 swings, recording just two errors. Kate Love (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Sutherland/Temple) had her best match as a UB student-athlete, notching 15 kills on the evening. Claudia Neba (Aurora, CO/Smoky Hill) added to the offense, will 11 kills against the Golden Flashes. Senior Jenna Mapé (Calgary, Alberta/Father Lacombe) recorded a double-double for UB, recording 13 kills and a team-high 18 digs. The 74 kills recorded by UB ties the school record for kills in a four-game match, which Buffalo set against Kent State in 1999.

Kate Love

Senior setter Brandie Clark (Medicine Hat, Alberta/Medicine Hat) did an excellent job directing the offense as she finished with a match-high 55 assists, one off her career best. Clark also recorded seven kills, five digs and two of UB’s seven service aces.

The Bulls recorded 66 digs on the evening led by the 18 from Mapé. Junior Lizaiha Garcia (Dayton, OH/Beavercreek) added 16 digs on the night, while senior Nikki Morzenti (Safety Harbor, FL/Clearwater) added 14 digs and recorded two service aces. Freshman Lauren Fensten (Centennial, CO/Smoky Hill) rounded out the double-digit leaders with 10 digs.

Claudia Neba

UB was able to attribute its victory to a strong hitting efficiency as it outhit its opponent .331 to .192 on the evening. The Bulls had two particular strong games as they hit a .425 in game two and a .394 in the match-clinching game four. The .331 hitting efficiency is a season-high for Buffalo.

Kent State (11-8, 4-3 MAC) was led by 21 kills from Sarah Wilber and 20 digs from Laura Jensen. Katie Veatch added a team-high 44 assists for the Golden Flashes.

The Bulls continue their road trip on Friday night as they meet nationally-ranked, Ohio at 7:00 pm. UB will then wrap up its road trip on Saturday night for a non-conference tilt with IPFW.