From NYU Athletics

The 10th-ranked New York University women's volleyball team won both of its matches at the second University Athletic Association (UAA) Round Robin of the season, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, on Sunday in Pittsburgh, PA.

NYU opened the day with a four-set victory over University of Chicago by set scores of 25-18, 15-25, 25-23, 25-22. The Violets completed the sweep by defeating Case Western Reserve University in straight sets (25-20, 25-15, 25-19).

The team improved to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in Association play with the two wins.

NYU 3, Chicago 1 (25-18, 15-25, 25-23, 25-22)

The Violets never trailed in the first set, racing out to a 16-6 lead to get things started. Chicago scored four consecutive points late to make it 24-18, but then committed a service error to give NYU a win.

UC bounced right back in the second, building a 13-3 advantage early on. Five straight NYU points made it 17-13, but the Violets hit just .021 in the frame to drop set number two and even the match.

The Violets trailed for much of the third as well, falling behind 10-6 after a Maddie Ryan kill. But, NYU finished the set on an 8-2 run to come back and win 25-22.

Both sides traded leads for the majority of the fourth set, as NYU tied it at 15 when Leela Anvekar delivered a kill to jump start a 6-2 run that put the Violets up 20-17. Chicago didn't regain the lead as another Anvekar kill finished the set and gave NYU a hard-fought triumph.

Haley Holz recorded a match-high 15 kills to go along with 11 digs for a double-double. Olivia Lewandowski contributed a 12-kill, 14-dig double-double as well while Anvekar finished with 10 kills (.400 hitting) and five block assists.

Ava Launsbach notched the first double-double of her career with 21 assists and 10 digs. Dominique Drust also had a double-double (19 assists and 12 digs) and Lindsey Hirano brought up a match-high 29 digs.

NYU 3, Case Western Reserve 0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-19)

The Violets controlled this one from the start as an ace from Launsbach put them up 14-10 in the first set. This started a 7-3 spurt for a 20-13 lead that NYU wouldn't relinquish, taking a 25-20 victory to open the match.

CWRU used five consecutive points to take a 12-10 lead in the second, but the Violets responded with seven unanswered of their own to go ahead 17-12, ultimately winning 25-15 to put themselves on the verge of a sweep.

The Spartans committed eight attack errors in the third while NYU hit .378 as a team to complete the victory and end the day on a high note.

Holz had 15 kills once again, Lewandowski finished with 11 and Anvekar posted her second straight 10-kill performance. 

Gabriella Spaethling added nine kills of her own on .529 hitting while Launsbach earned another double-double (23 assists, 10 digs). Drust notched her second double-double of the day as well with 14 assists and 10 digs.

Hirano remained consistent on the back line, delivering a match-high 24 digs.