Volleyball Drops Convention Opener to DePaul

CHICAGO, Ill.— UConn volleyball was defeated by DePaul in 4 units on Friday night time (29-31, 18-25, 25-14, 23-25) within the convention opener for each groups.

UConn jumped out to an early 5-2 lead, fueled by three early kills from Emma Werkmeister (Victor, N.Y.) and an ace from McKenna Brand (Lucas, Texas). Audrey Rome (Sandwich, Ill.) and Loren Winn (Dallas, Texas) every received on the board with kills, pacing the UConn assault. The Huskies took a 15-13 lead into the primary media timeout, with Rome and Doga Kutlu (Ankara, Turkey) combining for a block. The sides traded leads down the stretch of the primary set, with DePaul tying the rating at 20-20 after Werkmeister’s seventh kill of the body gave the Huskies a quick benefit. Grace Maria (Arlington, Va.) fired in a clutch kill to get UConn to set level, however DePaul responded to tie the rating at 24-24. An exhilarating first set went DePaul’s method, with the Blue Demons taking the body, 31-29.

Rome contributed two terminations and Brenna Wyman (Louisville, Ky.) poured within the fourth UConn ace of the night time to get the Huskies in entrance 7-5 within the second set. DePaul tied the rating at 10-10 after a number of kills from Morgan Stewart. The Blue Demons took management of the second set, stretching their lead 18-14 after a number of assault errors from UConn, pushing the Huskies right into a timeout. DePaul continued its relentless assault, with contributions from Kendall Timme and Yagmur Yavuz main the Blue Demons to a 25-18 second set victory.

The Huskies got here out firing within the third set, with Werkmeister and Rome main UConn to an early 8-1 lead. Jess Perry (Nashville, Tn.) prolonged the third body benefit for the guests to 15-7 together with her first two kills of the night time. UConn saved the strain on the Blue Demons, with Rome and Werkmeister main the Huskies to a 25-14 third set victory.

DePaul regained momentum within the fourth set, with kills from Timme and Stewart getting the hosts out to an 8-4 lead. Jordyn Hughes (Portage, Mich.) and Hanna Tylska (Sroda Wielkopolska, Poland) every had kills to convey the Huskies inside one at 10-9. Eva Hurrle poured in an ace for DePaul, because the Blue Demons prolonged their benefit to 15-10. Timme and Jade Epps saved the hosts in entrance with a kill apiece, shifting the DePaul result in 18-14. An ace from Isabella Suhy (Toledo, Ohio) and Werkmeister’s 20^th kill of the night time minimize the DePaul result in 22-20. Werkmeister’s first ace of the night time introduced the Huskies even at 22-22 however it might not be sufficient, as DePaul took the set 25-23 to win the match.

Werkmeister had 20 kills for the Huskies within the defeat. Rome tied a career-high with 14 kills. Timme led DePaul with 20 terminations within the victory.

The Huskies return to motion tomorrow night time at 7:00pm in opposition to Marquette.