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Delaware vs. Drexel
Oct. 28, 1998 at 7:00 p.m.
W 3-1

The University of Delaware volleyball team defeated Drexel University, Wednesday night at the Bob Carpenter Center 3-1. The Blue Hens improved to 11-15 overall and 4-4 in the America East conference. Drexel fell to 7-18 for the season and 1-7 in conference play. The teams split the first two games with Delaware winning the first 15-9. Drexel responded by winning the second by the same score. Delaware rallied from an 8-1 deficit in the third game to win 15-11. Delaware jumped out to a 14-4 lead in the fourth game only to watch Drexel claw back into the match and close the deficit to 14-11. Delaware won the game and the match on a service ace.

The Blue Hens were led by Carlyn Cangiano (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial HS) who had 19 kills and 26 digs. Cangiano also became the fifth player in Delaware history to record 1,300 digs for a career when she recorded her sixth dig of the match. Kristen Merrill (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph's), who sat out the last two games with a shoulder injury, came off the bench to have nine kills and 14 digs.

Jennifer Wanner (Akron, Pa./Conestoga Valley) had 18 kills, eight digs, and six blocks. Sadie Bjornstad (Rockford, Ill./Boylan) led the Hens with 46 assists.

Drexel was led by Nancy Sgagliarich and Courtney Krumrine who each had 17 kills. Kari Hall led the Dragons with 16 digs.

AGATE:

Delaware def. Drexel 15-9, 9-15, 15-11, 15-11

Delaware (11-15, 4-4) (kills-digs-blocks) - Carroll (9-2-3); Cangiano (19-26-3); Bjornstad (4-10-1); Lapinski (2-6-1); Merrill (9-14-1); Wanner (18-8-6); O'Malia (1-4-0); Neeman (6-7-3); Totals (68-77-10)

Drexel (7-18, 1-7) - Hall (8-16-2); Sgagliarich (17-14-0); Alexander (0-0-0); Meek (6-1-2); Flather (0-0-0); Zemanova (2-13-0); Rathgeber (5-14-2); Magin (0-7-0); Krumrine (17-6-5); Schuler (0-0-0); Hudak (0-1-0); Totals (55-72-7).