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William Smith WSC 22-7,7-1 Liberty League
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Winner NYU NYU 22-12,3-4 UAA
William Smith WSC
22-7,7-1 Liberty League
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NYU NYU
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William Smith WSC 22 25 15 18 (1)
NYU NYU 25 22 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: William Smith Volleyball | | Zack Koons

Herons fall 3-1 to NYU in NCAA 1st round

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The William Smith volleyball team saw its historic season come to a close as it dropped a 3-1 decision to New York University in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championships. The Herons conclude their season with a 22-7 overall record, while the Violets move to 22-12 and advance to the second round against MIT tomorrow.

The back-and-forth battle between William Smith and NYU saw both sides trade the momentum of the match. The Herons put down 47 kills as a team, hitting a collective .161 hitting percentage, while the Violets combined for 42 kills (.243). NYU had a slight edge in service aces, tallying 10 to William Smith's nine and held a 63-54 advantage in digs over the Herons.

Junior Jaylynn McCarthy led William Smith with a match-high 13 kills out of the middle, hitting an impressive .550 clip. She added five service aces, two digs and a block in the loss. The Herons found double-digit kills from classmates Malya Sayre (.043) and Marin Montagne (.086) as they put down 11 and 10 kills, respectively. The duo combined for 18 digs, one ace and one block through four sets.

Chloe Hynes led the Violets with 12 kills (.476) and one block in the win. Ava Launsbach tallied a team-leading 23 assists, six digs and five aces for NYU.

MATCH MOMENTS:

  • The opening set saw high energy from both sides and several momentum changes. The Herons combined for 12 kills (.119) compared to the Violets 11 (.188) and were led by McCarthy with four huge kills (.800). A service ace and a kill by Chloe Lemons led to a tight 25-22 win in set one for NYU.
  • William Smith responded well in the second set and combined for a match-high 15 kills (.278) while holding NYU to a match-low nine kills (.200). In a back-and-forth set that saw nine tie scores and eight lead changes, the Herons found at least four kills from three players to grab the late momentum. Back-to-back service aces from McCarthy handed William Smith a 25-22 win in set two to tie the match.
  • The Violets answered back with a dominant performance in the third set and were led by Hynes with six kills on seven swings (.857). NYU held William Smith to a match-low eight kills (.080) to regain the lead with a 25-15 win in set three.
  • NYU jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the fourth set and never looked back. Despite a strong effort by the Herons, who combined for 12 kills (.150), the Violets closed out the match with a kill from Taylor Odum to finish on top 25-18.

MATCH STATS:

  • McCarthy led the Herons with 13 kills (.550), while Sayre chipped in 11 (.043) in the loss. Montagne added 10 kills (.086), while junior Hope Von Dohlen tallied eight kills (.120) for William Smith. First-year Arielle Newsome recorded four kills out of the middle.
  • First-year setter Delainy Williams recorded a match-high 38 assists through four sets. She added 11 digs for her eighth double-double of the season. Williams chipped in two service aces and one block in the loss.
  • The Herons combined for 54 digs as a team and had three players finish in double-digits. First-year libero Kali Vanderhoof led the team with 12, while Williams chipped in 11. Sayre added 10 digs for 17th double-double of the season. Sophomore defensive specialist Maysie Malinaric chipped in nine digs for William Smith.
  • William Smith combined for nine service aces this afternoon and was led by McCarthy with a season-high five. Williams added two service aces for the Herons, while Montagne and junior Cydney Fernandez chipped in one each.

COACHES CORNER:

"I am so incredibly proud of the way our team competed tonight!" said Head Coach Derryk Williams. "It was a historic occasion for a young program, and we made the most of every single moment. We went in with a mission to play with a product of Heron volleyball that we would be proud of, and we accomplished that, and then some. There is not a single point that we gave up on and we pushed a reigning final four team to the brink. To ever receive an at-large bid is an amazing accomplishment, especially as a third-year program. The women in this program are spectacular and I can't wait for us to grind and run it back again next year, going even further next time!"

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