MADISON, N.J. – The Union College women’s volleyball team increased its winning streak to five matches with a pair of victories on Saturday at Drew University, defeating the host Rangers by a 3-1 score after starting the day with a 3-0 sweep of DeSales University.
With the win, Union improves to 11-3, which matches the 2015 and 2014 teams for the best 14-match start to a season since the 2008 team won an incredible 30 of its first 31 matches.
Junior Shannon McGrath led Union with 25 kills, 18 digs and 10 service aces on the afternoon, followed by first-year Georgia Pinciaro with 23 kills and just two errors on 69 swings. Fellow first-year Allie Kronenberg dished out 60 assists and junior Georgia Pool dug out a team-best 25 balls in seven sets as well.
Union 3, DeSales 0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-11)
The Garnet Chargers started the afternoon with a sweep of the Bulldogs, hitting .261 and putting down 14 kills in three sets to earn the victory.
Pinciaro hit .324 with a match-high 12 kills and only one error, followed by McGrath with the match’s only double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. Pool matched McGrath with 12 digs and sophomore Maddie McCarron chipped in five kills and a match-best five blocks.
Union trailed 8-6 in the opening frame before going on a massive 12-2 run that featured three kills from McGrath and two each from McCarron and classmate Erin Stevens to help take the first set. The Garnet Chargers started the second set on a 12-4 run and held a comfortable 19-11 run before the Bulldogs stormed back to get within a point at 22-21, but…
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