SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant volleyball team clinched a share of the America East regular season title with a Senior Night sweep over NJIT on Friday night. It marked their third regular season title in the Division I era.

Arianna Ugolini, Maeve Voltz, Lea Mackey, Ana Fuertes-Brito, London Hunt, and Melis Isik all earned a win in their final home match at the Chace Athletic Center.

Match Information
Final: Bryant 3, NJIT 0
Records: Bryant (16-11, 7-3 America East), NJIT (5-21, 1-9 America East)
Location: Chace Athletic Center, Smithfield, R.I.

COACH GARLACY'S COMMENTS
"Our seniors outperformed even our greatest expectations. We hit at our highest percentage rate of the season. What a great team win earning the title of America East co-champions. So proud of this legacy team!"

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• SET 1 – The Bulldogs edged the Highlanders 25-22 in the first set. One of the turning points in the set came in the middle stages, with Bryant going on a 4-0 run to take the 17-15 lead, highlighted by a pair of kills from Maeve Voltz and a kill each from Arianna Ugolini and Melis Isik. The Bulldogs then extended their lead to 23-19, led by two kills from Ugolini, and a kill and an ace from Kaitlin Curran. Bryant polished off the set with kills from Lea Mackey and Ugolini to seal the first set.
• SET 2 – Bryant carried over the momentum from the first set, winning it 25-15. The Bulldogs were in total control, racing out to a dominant 15-9 lead, capped off with a pair of kills from Ugolini. Bryant continued to stay in front, pushing their lead to 21-12, led by kills from Voltz, Ugolini, and Isik, with Claudia Camacho-Castro adding an ace. The Bulldogs closed it out with London Hunt and Ugolini each pounding a kill to earn the second set victory.
• SET 3 – The Bulldogs earned the 25-21 third set win. Bryant jumped out to a 14-8 lead, sparked by a trio of kills by Curran and a pair from Lea Mackey. Bryant then extended their lead to 19-11, led by a pair of aces from Barron. The Highlanders stayed alive by cutting the deficit to 23-20. Bryant took care of business by utilizing kills from Curran and Hunt to seal the Senior Night victory in straight sets.

 STATS

• Arianna Ugolini recorded a game-high 18 kills.
• Madison Koeller tallied a game-high 24 assists.
• Carrina Barron posted a game-high 14 digs and three service aces.
• Lea Mackey and London Hunt each finished with a game-high two total blocks.

MATCH NOTES

• Arianna Ugolini has 15 games with 15+ kills this season.
• London Hunt now has 19 games with multiple blocks this season.
• Kaitlin Curran finished with 11 kills.

NEXT UP
The Bulldogs will battle the UAlbany Great Danes next Friday (Nov. 21) in the America East semifinal. First serve is at 8:00 PM at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, M.D., hosted by UMBC.