Women’s Volleyball Upended by Bears and Saints

PAXTON, MA: The Anna Maria College women's volleyball returned to action this afternoon when they hosted a tri-match with Bridgewater State and Emmanuel College at the Fuller Activities Center.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
• Score: Bridgewater State 3, Anna Maria 0
• Records: Bridgewater State Bears 7-5 | Anna Maria AMCATS 2-10
• Score: Emmanuel 3, Anna Maria 1
• Records: Emmanuel 6-11 (2-4 GNAC) | Anna Maria AMCATS 2-11 (0-5 GNAC)

HIGHLIGHTS

• In the first game of the day, the AMCATS were led by junior outside hitter Sarah Burt (Plymouth, MA) with seven kills and a game-high 14 digs. She was also involved in a solo block and an assisted block.
• Junior setter Julia Tarantino (Pembroke, MA) led the AMCATS with 11 assists and added two kills and two digs.
• The Bears were paced by Kim Gowell and Abigail Reardon who each recorded nine kills while Savannah Quintal and Victoria Caiano each had nine digs.

• In the final game of the afternoon, the AMCATS had a trio of players with double-digit kills, led again by Burt with 11 while also getting 10 apiece from senior middle blocker Ryann Hassett (North Oxford, MA) and senior outside hitter Bella Kozciak (Westfield, MA).
• Burt again led the AMCATS in digs, recording a tie for the game-high with 21. She was one of a quartet of AMCATS in double-digits, being joined by freshman setter Isabella Sand, senior libero Serena Dennis (Holyoke, MA), and sophomore outside hitter Jana Hunt who all had 13.
• The Saints were led by a game-high 14 kills from Kerry Shea. They also got 21 digs from Tatiana Correia.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Kills: BSU 40, AMC 19
• Service Aces: BSU 14, AMC 8
• Digs: BSU 46, AMC 46
• Kills: Emmanuel 47, AMC 32
• Service Aces: Emmanuel 18, AMC 10
• Digs: Emmanuel 74, AMC 80

UP NEXT:

Anna Maria will be in action again on Tuesday when they host a non-conference opponent, the Northern Vermont University-Lyndon Hornets. The teams will take the court for a 7 PM start. The game will be preceded by a senior day ceremony to honor the AMCATS seniors so please arrive early.

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