HAMDEN, Conn. – Buoyed by individual career-setting performances, strong defense and a relentless team spirit, the Niagara Purple Eagles defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats in five sets to hand the hosts their first conference loss of the season.
The Purple Eagles rallied twice from a set down to pull out to the win. After dropping the first set, NU tied the match at 1-1 in the second set which featured 14 ties and seven lead changes. Rylee Hunt’s lone ace of the match claimed the second set for the Purple Eagles, 26-24.
In the third set, Niagara led 24-22, but the Bobcats reeled off four straight points en route to take a 2-1 set lead. The Purple Eagles played their most efficient set of the match in the fourth set; the Purple Eagles had 18 kills and a.455 attacking percentage. Niagara closed out the set on a 5-1 run to force the fifth and deciding set. With the set tied at 6-6, a service error sparked a four-point run by the Purple Eagles. Leading 12-11, NU finished the match with three straight points, a kill by Nicole Matheis and two by Madison May.
Niagara returns home next weekend for matches against Iona and Manhattan.
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