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Wilmington, N.C. – The Huskies' historic season came to a close with a 3-0 defeat against Delaware in the CAA Quarterfinals. Two out of three sets went to extra points, Northeastern stopping at nothing to keep the ball in play. Delaware came in with nothing to lose and was able to grind out point after point grabbing set wins of 28-26, 25-18 and 27-25.
 
Jamie Bredahl led the Huskies with eight kills, while Kristen Walding had the team high .500 hitting percentage. Walding also contributed 27 assists and Gabrielle Eyl put up 24 digs. Caterina Rosander led at the net with four blocks and both Bredahl and Walding finished the match with two service aces.
 
Delaware leaders included Autumn Jenkins with 12 kills, Erin Layne with 31 assists and Taylor Hollingsworth with 12 digs. Graduate student Alexa Swann totaled seven blocks in the three set match.
 
 
Set One Recap (28-26 Delaware)

• Northeastern took the first two points, to which Delaware responded with two of their own.
• The Huskies took four straight to make it 6-2.
• An attack from Costa clipped the net, and went straight to the court for a 10-6 Husky lead.
• A number of Blue Hen errors gave Northeastern a 19-13 advantage.
• Northeastern continued to benefit from repeated Delaware errors. (24-21)
• Four points straight gave Delaware the opportunity to force the set to extra points. (24-23)
• The teams went point for point when Delaware took its first lead of the match at 27-26.
• A questionable two-touch call gave the Blue Hens the first set 28-26.

 
Set Two Recap (25-18 Delaware)

• Northeastern struggled to regroup from set one, allowing the Blue Hens to grab a 5-2 lead to start.
• The Huskies clawed their way back to knot the score at 5 after a kill from Costa.
• Delaware responded by extending its lead to 11-8.
• Northeastern took a timeout after Delaware jumped to 18-11.
• The Huskies fought back but a late rally fell short as the Blue Hens took the second set.

 
Set Three Recap (27-25 Delaware)

• The Blue Hens jumped to a 3-0 lead right off the bat.
• Northeastern attempted to chip back but the Blue Hens took a 10-4 lead.
• Coach Nichols took his second timeout after Delaware cruised to a 14-4 lead.
• Northeastern caught fire and went on a 12-1 run to cut Delaware's lead to two at 18-16.
• The Huskies made a major comeback to tie the score at 22.
• The score was tied again at 24 to force another extra point set.
• Bredahl tied the score at 25 but Delaware went full force to tally the final two points it needed to take the match and continue its playoff run.

 
A SEASON TO REMEMBER
The 2016 season is truly one for the record books. After finishing 2015 6-25 and 3-13 in the CAA, the Huskies were picked to finish eighth in the conference in the coaches' preseason poll. Northeastern used the underestimation as fuel to dominate the conference all season long, ranking in the top spot for most of CAA play. The Huskies close out the season at 20-11 and 10-6 in the CAA, their best records in four years. CAA Coach of the Year Ken Nichols notched his sixth 20+ win season at the helm and guided the team to the CAA Tournament for the first time since 2013. Additionally, Northeastern earned seven post-season awards, the most of any team in the conference. Senior Jamie Bredahl became the first player in program history to tally over 1,000 digs, kills and assists in her career. Since RPI rankings were released in early October, Northeastern has held the top RPI turnaround in the NCAA and has also had one of the highest win turnarounds in the NCAA (+14).