University of Connecticut
9-15,2-9Big East
Villanova
12-10,5-6Big East
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 27 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 1 |
| UConn | 29 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
10/30/2026 9:22:00โฏPM | Women's Volleyball
STORRS, Conn. - UConn defeated Villanova, 3-1, Friday evening at the UConn Volleyball Center. Audrey Jensen recorded her 1,000th career assist, becoming the 10th Husky in program history to reach the milestone. The Huskies held advantages in blocks (9-6) and service aces (8-3).
UConn overcame an early 6-1 deficit in the opening set, winning seven of eight rallies to cut the Wildcats' lead to 9-5. Kills from Olivia Pasternak, Courtney Grayson and Sydney Borowy helped spark the run before Maja Daca's service ace and another Borowy kill gave the Huskies a 12-10 advantage. Villanova later tied the set at 23-23 and continued to push, tying the score at 27-27. UConn closed out the set, 29-27, on a Villanova attack error.
The Huskies struggled to overcome Villanova's early separation in the second set, as the visitors jumped out to an 8-2 lead and extended the advantage to 17-6. Jordyn Hughes and Hailey Maes combined for two blocks, while Hughes added back-to-back kills late in the set off assists from Isabella Sohl. Villanova took the set, 25-14.
In the third set, UConn turned a 4-3 deficit into an 8-5 lead with help from Villanova errors and kills from Hughes and Maes. Maes recorded kills on each of the Huskies' final three points, all assisted by Sohl, including the set-clinching point in a 25-23 victory.
The Huskies controlled the fourth set from the start, opening with consecutive Borowy kills and a Daca service ace to take a 3-0 lead. Villanova cut the deficit to 21-18 late, but Maes answered with a kill before a Wildcats service error brought UConn to match point. Daca sealed the 25-19 victory with her third service ace of the set.
Borowy led UConn with 14 kills and 14.5 points, adding two digs and a block assist. Sohl finished with 42 assists, four digs, one service ace and a block assist. Hughes recorded nine kills on a .412 hitting percentage and led the Huskies with five total blocks. Daca tallied four service aces and added four digs.
