STORRS, Conn. – The UConn women's volleyball team defeated the St. John's Red Storm in four sets on Thursday night at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies pick up their first Big East victory of the year and improve to 1-1 on the season, while St. John's falls to 3-2 on the year and 0-1 in conference play.
How it Happened
The Huskies jumped out to an early lead in the first set, before the Red Storm battled back to even the score at seven. St. John's would take the lead late in the set, forcing UConn to call timeout, trailing 20-19. With the score knotted up at 22, junior Kennadie Jake-Turner's service ace sparked three straight UConn points to take the first set 25-22.
The second set began just as the first, with back-and-forth exciting rallies. The teams remained tied until St. John's opened a 13-10 lead, forcing UConn to call a timeout. The Red Storm continued to put the pressure on, pushing the lead to 19-11, forcing another UConn timeout. St. John's would even the score with a 25-15 victory in set two.
A back and forth third set saw the Huskies and Red Storm deadlocked at 13 by the midway point of the set. The teams would alternate short scoring runs and were tied at 18 late in the set. UConn took a 22-20 lead late in the set, forcing a St. John's timeout. The Huskies fought off a Red Storm surge and took the set 25-22, taking a 2-1 lead in the match.
UConn got off to another quick start in the fourth set, forcing St. John's to take an early timeout trailing 4-1. The Huskies continued their scoring run, pushing their lead to 11-5, forcing another Red Storm timeout. Strong efforts on both sides of the ball saw UConn take control and win the set 25-17 and the match 3-1.
Balanced Efforts
The Huskies brought a balanced team effort on both ends of the floor on Thursday night as they defeated the Red Storm. Junior Caylee Parker led the Huskies with her first double-double of the season, tallying a team-high 18 kills and 12 digs. Kennadie Jake-Turner added eight kills, four blocks, and three service aces. Freshman Taylor Pannell led UConn with five blocks and added four digs of her own. Senior Ally Barrett and sophomore Allie Garland added six kills each. Sophomore Aset Baker-Falealili paced the Husky defense with 16 digs. Redshirt junior Courtney Morris added eight digs of her own and led the team with 24 assists on the night.
Up Next
UConn returns to action Friday, February 26th as they take on St. John's to close out the series. The match is set to begin at 6:00pm at Gampel Pavilion.
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