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NEWARK, Del. – Senior outside hitter Erica Staunton and graduate student outside hitter Laura Seeger notched double-digit kills, but the Northeastern volleyball team (3-7, 0-1 CAA) fell to Delaware (5-4, 1-0 CAA) in three sets in its CAA opener on Saturday afternoon.
 
Staunton tallied a team-high 13 kills, and Seeger had a strong performance with 12 kills while hitting at a .312 clip.
 
Delaware def. Northeastern (21-25, 20-25, 19-25)

• Staunton also had five digs and a block.
• Senior middle blocker Nailah Jenkins notched five kills and four blocks.
• Senior libero Kayla Martin tallied a team-high 14 digs.
• Sophomore setter Jessica Frannea dished out a team-high 30 assists to go with seven digs.
• Delaware outhit Northeastern .280 to .202.
• Delaware's Lani Mason had a match high 19 kills while hitting a blistering .433.
• The match had 12 tie scores and four lead changes.
• Staunton has double-digit kills in all matches so far this season. 

Both teams will play again on Sunday, September 18 at 2 pm. The match can be watched on FloVolleyball.
 
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