Huskies Down Reds
UNB suffers first loss of season
(HALIFAX, NS) The Saint Mary's Huskies upended the UNB Reds 3-1 (18-25, 25-17, 26-24, 27-25) on Friday.
The Huskies picked up their first win of the season and ended UNB's three-game winning streak in the process.
UNB won the first set 25-18 as both teams traded points in the set, with UNB using a five-point run to take a 23-17 lead. A 2-1 run ended the set 25-18 for the Reds.
Saint Mary's held a 12-8 kill advantage in the second set and used a 10-2 run midway thru to cruise to the 25-17 second set win.
The Huskies led early in the third, but a four-point run saw UNB tie the set 9-9 and neither team led by more than two points through the rest of the set. Down 24-23, SMU closed out the set on a three-point run for the 26-24 set win.
The fourth set saw an early 7-3 UNB lead turn into a 16-11 lead midway through the set. SMU clawed back on a 6-1 run and knotted the score 17-17. SMU went on a 4-3 run to win the set 27-25 and the match 3-1.
UNB's Victoria Eadle (Gallagher Ridge, NB) paced all hitters with 17 kills and 20.0 total points in the loss, while Megan Kuciak (Ottawa, ON) had 16 kills.
Anna Watt (Calgary, AB) led Saint Mary's with 12 kills in the win.
UNB continues their road-trip Saturday, taking on the U SPORTS No. 5-ranked Dal Tigers, while SMU travels to Moncton on Sunday.
Both matches start at 2:00pm.
RECAP BY: Dominic Nolasco, SMU Communications
PHOTOS BY: Nick Pearce, for SMU Communications