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Alberita Rugova

Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Centenary

Alberita Rugova picked up three of the Mount's 25 kills on Thursday

Dolphins hit .426 in straight set victory

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Hackettstown, N.J. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Women's Volleyball team got back into the win column on Thursday night with a convincing 25-6, 25-6 and 25-8 road win at Centenary. The Dolphins hit .426 as a team in the match and were led by seven kills from freshman Maria Leineweber (Waimanalo, Hawaii).
 
Mount Saint Vincent trailed only briefly in the second set on Thursday after falling behind 2-0 in the stanza. The Dolphins rallied to hit .500 in the middle frame, committing just one attack error, to pull in front 2-0 on the night.
 
Leineweber hit .600 for Mount Saint Vincent in 10 attempts. She also set a career-high with six service aces and added five digs. Cristina Buchanan (Bronx, N.Y.) set a career-high with six kills in the match and added three service aces for the Dolphins.
 
Sophomore Zana Daluz (Pawtucket, R.I.) handed out a match-high 16 assists for the Mount and matched her career-high with eight aces. Daluz also added seven digs and a kill for Mount Saint Vincent. Jennifer Roman (Queens Village, N.Y.) also set a career-high in aces for the Dolphins with six.
 
Alberita Rugova (New York, N.Y.) matched her career best with three kills against the Cyclones and added a pair of aces, while Colleen Kallop (Bronx, N.Y.) lifted six digs for the Mount.
 
Overall in the match, Mount Saint Vincent held a 25-4 advantage in kills and a commanding 26-3 edge in service aces. The Dolphins committed just five attack errors in the match in 47 total attacks.
 
Thursday's win snaps a two match slide for the Dolphins and improves their overall record to 5-15. Mount Saint Vincent will return to action at home on Saturday morning when they welcome league rival Old Westbury. Match time at the Peter Jay Sharp Center is set for 10:00 a.m.

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