Women’s Volleyball Drops Two at USJ Tri-Match

WEST HARTFORD, CT: The Anna Maria College women's volleyball returned to action this afternoon when they traveled to the University of St. Joseph (CT) for a tri-match with the host Blue Jays and Lasell University at the O'Connell Athletic Center for some Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
• Score: Anna Maria 3, St. Joseph (CT) 3
• Records: Anna Maria AMCATS 2-6 (0-1 GNAC) | St. Joseph Blue Jays 3-9 (1-0 GNAC)
• Score: Lasell 3, Anna Maria 0
• Records: Lasell Lasers 7-9 (1-0 GNAC) | Anna Maria AMCATS 2-7 (0-2 GNAC)

HIGHLIGHTS

• In the first game of the day, the AMCATS were led by sophomore outside hitter Jana Hunt (Woodstock, ON) who had seven kills on 19 attacks, good for a .368 hitting percentage.
• Senior libero Serena Dennis (Holyoke, MA) had a team-high nine digs, one off the game-high by Natalia Rabassa.
• Freshman libero Olivia Oliveiera (Mashpee, MA) contributed two aces to lead the AMCATS.
• The Blue Jays were paced by Shannon Carey who had 13 kills on 25 attacks and Fernanda Ayala Rodriguez who had a game-high 25 assists.

• In the second game, senior middle blocker Ryann Hassett (North Oxford, MA) was the big attacker for the AMCATS as she had a team-high seven kills to go with a solo block.
• Freshman setter Isabella Sand (Seymour, CT) and Dennis each had two service aces apiece in the second match.
• The Lasers saw double-digit kills from McKenna McCool and Hope McFall with 12 and 10 respectively.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Kills: AMC 19, USJ 42
• Service Aces: AMC 4, USJ 10
• Digs: AMC 29, USJ 43

• Kills: Lasell 37, AMC 17
• Service Aces: Lasell 17, AMC 5
• Digs: Lasell 29, AMC 20

UP NEXT:

Anna Maria will be in action again on Wednesday when they travel to Chicopee, MA to face off against a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opponent, the Elms College Blazers. The teams will take the court for a 7 PM start.

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