Friday, August 29
Binghamton, N.Y.
3:00 PM
Lehigh University
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UConn
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UConn
26
25
25
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Lehigh
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21
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Mountain Hawks Drop Season-Opener To UConn
8/29/2025 4:59:00 PM | Volleyball
VESTAL, N.Y. – Lehigh volleyball opened its 2025 season with a 3-0 loss to UConn Friday in the opening match of the Bearcat Classic at Binghamton's West Gym. Set scores were 26-24, 25-21 and 25-13 for the Huskies, who spoiled the head coaching debut of Shawn McLaughlin.
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The first two sets were tightly contested. The Mountain Hawks raced to a 13-9 lead in set one, forcing UConn to call timeout. The Huskies battled back, capitalizing on nine Lehigh errors after the timeout to take the back-and-forth set 26-24.
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Lehigh hit a match-best .333 in the second set, but UConn hit an impressive .435 to maintain a short lead throughout, eventually posting a four-point victory. The Huskies pulled away in the third set, scoring the first seven points and hitting .552 for the set to win by 12 and claim the season-opening sweep.
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The Mountain Hawks hit .193 for the match. Junior Ufuoma Omene led Lehigh with nine kills, while classmate Alysia Fingall and first-year Mary Massias both added eight kills. Fingall hit .286.
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Sophomore Sophia Bond and junior Abby Felkai both had seven digs to lead Lehigh. Felkai added 20 assists. Junior Olivia Lasee added three kills in five attacks and a pair of block assists.
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Grace Maria led UConn with 11 kills as the Huskies hit .382 as a team. Audrey Rome totaled five blocks to go along with eight kills.
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The Mountain Hawks will continue action at the Bearcat Classic on Saturday with matches against Fordham (10 a.m.) and host Binghamton (7 p.m.).
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The first two sets were tightly contested. The Mountain Hawks raced to a 13-9 lead in set one, forcing UConn to call timeout. The Huskies battled back, capitalizing on nine Lehigh errors after the timeout to take the back-and-forth set 26-24.
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Lehigh hit a match-best .333 in the second set, but UConn hit an impressive .435 to maintain a short lead throughout, eventually posting a four-point victory. The Huskies pulled away in the third set, scoring the first seven points and hitting .552 for the set to win by 12 and claim the season-opening sweep.
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The Mountain Hawks hit .193 for the match. Junior Ufuoma Omene led Lehigh with nine kills, while classmate Alysia Fingall and first-year Mary Massias both added eight kills. Fingall hit .286.
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Sophomore Sophia Bond and junior Abby Felkai both had seven digs to lead Lehigh. Felkai added 20 assists. Junior Olivia Lasee added three kills in five attacks and a pair of block assists.
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Grace Maria led UConn with 11 kills as the Huskies hit .382 as a team. Audrey Rome totaled five blocks to go along with eight kills.
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The Mountain Hawks will continue action at the Bearcat Classic on Saturday with matches against Fordham (10 a.m.) and host Binghamton (7 p.m.).
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Like Lehigh Volleyball on Facebook, follow on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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Team Stats
UConn
Lehigh
Kills
44
33
Errors
10
17
Attempts
89
83
Hitting %
.382
.193
Points
55.0
38.0
Assists
38
30
Aces
4
2
Blocks
7
3
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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/ VolleyballOH
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/ VolleyballOH
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