SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word volleyball team dropped a five-set decision to Delaware on Friday night in its second match of the 2019 Cardinal Classic at the McDermott Convocation Center.
 
NOTABLES

• Two Cardinals registered double-digit kills. Bethany Clapp led the way with 17 kills, while Cameron Taylor had 11 kills and a .360 attack percentage.
• Pilar Gonzaba had a season-best 37 assists and four digs.
• Alyssa Carlin tallied a team-best 15 digs.
• As a team, UIW had 14 blocks.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
SETS 1 AND 2 (17-25 and 22-25) | With the score knotted at 5-5, Delaware scored three consecutive points to take the lead en route to a 25-17 first-set victory. In set two, the Cardinals took an early lead and maintained it for much of the set, but UD secured a 25-22 win.
 
SET 3 (25-23) | The Cardinals found their footing in set three, taking an early lead and continuing their offensive power through to a 25-23 set victory.
 
SET 4 (26-24) | Set four was a tightly contested set that saw 16 ties and nine lead changes. With the set tied at 24-24, Delaware called a timeout. Coming out of the break, however, the Cardinals took advantage of two UD errors to capture the 26-24 set win.
 
SET 5 (14-16) | In set five, the Cardinals battled hard in a set that had seven more ties and five lead changes. With the score even at 14-14, the Blue Hens capitalized on back-to-back errors by the Cardinals to clinch the 16-14 set win and the five-set match victory.
 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals close out the 2019 Cardinal Classic on Saturday, facing Niagara at 2 p.m. (CT) in the McDermott Convocation Center.
 
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