HAMPTON, Va. — The Northeastern volleyball team rallied from a first-set loss to finish off a weekend sweep of the Hampton Pirates via a 3-1 (28-30, 25-21, 25-21, 25-20) decision on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center.
The Huskies (6-16, 4-10 CAA) hit .255 as a team and posted 12 service aces to topple the Pirates (2-20, 0-12 CAA) for the second straight match.
Freshman
Cayenne Ceman led the charge with 15 points off 12 kills and three blocks. She also posted 16 digs and had two set assists. Sophomore
Emma Rowell notched 14 kills and just three errors while hitting .379, classmate
Valentina Meirelles recorded 12.5 points off nine kills and freshman
Bryce Leatherwood and senior
Beatrice Gennari each totaled 12 points.
The Huskies lost a marathon first set, 30-28, but came back in the second with a 25-21 win. Up 19-18, Northeastern went on a 5-0 run that included two aces and a kill from junior
Arina Sosinovica and two kills from Ceman. From there, the Huskies won the fourth set point to take the set.
In the third set, the Huskies trailed 9-4 at the outset before roaring back to take a 15-14 lead. From there, the Huskies outscored Hampton 10-7 and had kills from five different players to take a 2-1 set lead.
Northeastern led for the lion's share of the fourth set, sparked by a 7-1 run early on that put the Huskies up 11-5. Leading 24-20 after a kill from Gennari, Ceman put the match to bed with a service ace.
The Huskies will take a weekend off before returning home to the Cabot Center for the final series of the 2026 season beginning Saturday, Nov. 14 against William & Mary.
