From NYU Athletics

New York University's sixth-ranked women's volleyball team completed play at the 2022 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship by defeating Carnegie Mellon University in the third-place match on Saturday, November 5, at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.  

The Violets came into the tournament as the #1 seed, but fell to #4 Emory University on Friday. Emory went on to win the title by defeating Washington University in St. Louis in the Championship Match on Saturday.

NYU took the first two sets from Carnegie Mellon by scores of 25-13 and 25-20, but fell to the Tartans in the third 25-22. However, the Violets rebounded in the final set 25-16 to clinch the match.

"We have a conference that's unbelievable, and that's something we're very proud of," said Head Coach Andrew Brown. "We took care of business in the first round and ran into a very motivated, strong Emory team. At the end of the day that's volleyball, and the team understood that we could reset and capitalize the next day against a team that's just as hungry. The overall message of the weekend is giving ourselves one more win on our resume to help put us into a good position for the postseason."

Three Violets finished with double-digit kills: Gabriella Spaethling (14), Olivia Lewandowski (14) and Haley Holz (10).

Two Violets recorded at least 20 assists: Ava Launsbach (26) and Dominique Drust (20).

Three Violets had double-digit digs: Lindsey Hirano (28), Holz (12) and Drust (12).

Despite Emory grabbing the UAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the Violets are expecting to receive an at-large bid.

"We know we're going to be going somewhere, most likely out of our region, and we're excited for that opportunity," Brown added. "We know that the first weekend is tough, but we're excited.  We know that nothing is going to be given and everything is going to be earned."