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The Huskies travel to Florida for their next two matches
10/9/2018 1:30:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Opponents are UCF and USF
STORRS, Conn.—UConn will head down to the sunshine state of Florida to face the volleyball teams of the University of Central Florida and South Florida.
Friday, Oct. 12th
UConn's (10-8, 2-3) first opponent of the weekend is USF (13-5, 2-3) at 7:00 p.m. The Bulls returned 11 of their student-athletes and added six to the 2018 roster, with only six upperclassmen. Head coach Courtney Draper is in her seventh season at the helm. Coach Draper entered the season 90-100 at USF and is assisted by Benavia Jenkins, Caleb Sibert, and Mitchell McPartland.
This is the first meeting between the teams this season. However, the overall series barely belongs to the Bulls who lead 10-9. The two teams split last season 1-1 with UConn taking the opening matchup 3-0.
USF sits just one position ahead UConn in the AAC 2018 Women's volleyball standings at No. 7.
Sunday, Oct. 14th
To close out the weekend, the Huskies will take on the UCF Knights (14-3, 5-0 as of 10/09) at 1:00 p.m. Undefeated in conference play and when they play at home the Knights are streaking with 11 wins. The Knights are No. 1 in the AAC with matching conference records as the Bearcats.
Head coach Todd Dagenais has spent 11 years guiding the UCF program and is assisted by Jenny Maurer and Brian Doyon. Coach Dagenais has nine returners and six newcomers; one senior, three juniors, and five sophomores.
In last season's rendezvous the Knights took both matches against the Huskies. This is the first meeting between the teams in the 2018 season.
Links to keep up with the matches can be found on the UConn Women's Volleyball Schedule page.
This past week in UConn volleyball…
The Huskies two-game homestand hosted the ECU Pirates and American Athletic Conference undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats.
The Friday, Oct. 5 match was taken by the Pirates 3-1, with UConn nabbing the opening set with a score of 26-24. Three Huskies posted double digit kills with freshman Caylee Parker leading both teams at 14. Parker, along with fellow freshman Anna Petrova, and senior Iman McGary had three service aces. Defensively UConn held their own with senior Elizabeth Kline leading the match with 15 digs while Petrova and freshman Kennadie Jake-Turner added a pair of blocks. Senior Emma Turner surpassed 3,000 career assists during the contest. The Huskies edged out the Pirates in several categories; kills (57), points (65), aces (4), and assists (54).
On Sunday, Oct. 6 versus the Bearcats, the Huskies fell 3-1. Petrova had herself a game with 12 kills, accompanied by Iman (9) and Jake-Turner (7). Emma Turner had her hands in everything as she ended the match with a service ace, six blocks, and 35 assists.
