Box Score
BOSTON – The Huskies took down Elon on Sunday in five sets to remain unbeaten in conference play.
Amy Underdown led the Red and Black, as she posted her tenth double-double of the season.
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Underdown racked up 18 kills, 12 digs and two aces in the match.
Brigitte Burcescu and
Athena Ardila both had a great day with 15 and 13 kills, respectively.
Gabrielle Tschannen tallied six blocks and four kills, while
Taylor Reiter recorded four kills and three blocks.
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Gabrielle Eyl was solid from the back row all match, with 21 digs. The junior is just one dig away from 1,500 career digs.
Samantha Shupe and
Kristen Walding combined for 46 assists.
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From behind the line,
Sherrie Wang and
Clare Lund both recorded two aces on the match, while also posting nine and 10 digs, respectively.
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With this victory, the Huskies extend their win streak to nine games.
Set One Recap:
- 25-20, Northeastern Â
- A kill from Reiter gave the Huskies a 3-2 lead that they kept for the rest of the set
- Northeastern went on a 6-1 run to take a 12-5 lead
- Underdown's kill put Northeastern ahead 21-15
- A Burcescu kill gave the Huskies the first set win
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Set Two Recap:
- 25-20, Elon
- An ace from Wang gave the Huskies an 8-6 lead
- Elon went on a 8-1 run to take a 19-13 lead
- A kill from Burcescu put the Huskies within four of Elon
- A Northeastern attack error secured the set win for the Phoenix
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Set Three Recap:
- 25-13, Northeastern
- A 5-1 run gave Northeastern a 10-4 lead
- An Ardila kill put the Huskies ahead 18-10
- Burcescu's kill gave the third set win to the Huskies
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Set Four Recap:
- 25-19, Northeastern
- Back-to-back aces from Underdown put Northeastern ahead early, 4-0
- A 5-1 run gave Northeastern an 11-5 lead
- Elon came back to tie the set at 16-16
- A kill from Elon's Elizabeth Coli gave the Phoenix the fourth set win
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Set Five Recap:
- 15-12, Northeastern Â
- A 4-0 run gave the Huskies a 8-4 lead
- Elon came back to tie the set up at 10-10
- A key ace from Walding put Northeastern ahead 13-11
- Underdown's kill secured the set and match win for the Huskies
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Up Next For Northeastern:
The Huskies head to Hempstead, New York to take on Hofstra on October 15 at 1 p.m.
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