The University of Bridgeport women’s volleyball team split a pair of matches on Friday in Smithfield, RI at Bryant University. In the afternoon’s opening match, UB fell to Bryant 3-0 (30-15, 30-24, 30-25).But the Purple Knights rebounded in the night cap to improve their record to 9-6 overall with a 3-0 win over Stonehill College (30-24, 30-27, 30-26).Junior Maryanne Stafford (Auburn, CA) posted a combined 67 assists and 20 digs in the two games, while teammate Olga Sidorova(Ekaterinburg, Russia) registered 23 kills and seven digs. Middle hitter Beth McCanney(West Leyden, NY) chipped in with 13 kills and an evening high five blocks.
The Lady Knights return to action Sept. 18 when they travel Southern Connecticut State University for final meeting between the two teams this season.