Volleyball Wins One in Saturday's Tri-Match Action

PAXTON, Mass.—The Connecticut College volleyball team finished 2-0 in tri-match action on Saturday, downing Daniel Webster and Anna Maria in straight sets. Anna Maria picked up a win against Daniel Webster in the opener of today's non-conference volleyball action.

Connecticut College improves to 6-4 with the wins, Anna Maria remains even at 7-7 with a 1-1 day, while Daniel Webster falls to 3-11 with back-to-back losses.

MATCH ONE: ANNA MARIA 3, DANIEL WEBSTER 1

After posting 25-17 and 25-18 wins in the first two sets, Anna Maria struggled in the third set, ultimately allowing the Eagles to pull over a 30-28 win to force a fourth game. The AMCATS were dominate in the finale, tallying 11 kills with just three errors to take the 25-15 victory. It marks the first time this season that the AMCATS have been the winner in a four-set match.

Offensively, Anna Maria saw an even 14 kills from freshman Amari King (Lawrence, Mass.) and sophomore Rebecca Foti (Bedford, N.H.). Sophomore Telliah Bursie (Cheektowaga, Mass.) chipped in with nine kills. As a team, the AMCATS totaled 56 kills and a .232 hitting percentage.

Senior setter Samantha Parker (Athol, Mass.) dished out 37 assists—the second-most assists in a single match of her decorated career.

Defensively, freshman Carolina Garcia (Springfield, Mass.) totaled a season-best 29 kills. The team also totaled seven blocks, including a solo block and two block-assists from senior Jessica Goulet (Lawrence, Mass.).

Daniel Webster was paced by Hannah Koehler (Bedford, N.H.) with 12 kills. She was the only member of the Eagles squad to reach double-figures offensively, but four different defensive players reached double figures in digs. Meaghan Six (Manchester, N.H.) finished with 16, Madeline Roulier (Pittsfield, Mass.) added 14, and Amanda Gendron (Mont Vernon, N.H.) and Nicole Beard (Shelton, Conn.) finished with 13 and 12 digs, respectively.

MATCH TWO: CONN. COLLEGE 3, DANIEL WEBSTER 0

Senior Caroline Martin (Palo Alto, Calif.) posted a match-high 11 kills to lead the Camels to a 3-0 win in the middle match. The Camels won by scores of 25-21, 25-10, and 25-27.

In addition to Martin, the Camels saw seven kills from Alex McDevitt (Medfield, Mass.). The Camels held a balanced effort on defense, as nine different players recorded at least one dig, led by Belinda Mullally (Garden Grove, Calif.) and Cailyn Straubel (Dallas, Texas) with nine apiece.

Conn. College held Daniel Webster to a negative hitting percentage, while hitting at .224 on their own side of the net. Daniel Webster had three different players post a team-best three kills.

MATCH THREE: CONN. COLLEGE 3, ANNA MARIA 0

McDevitt, Martin, and Jenny Kellogg (Los Altos, Calif.) combined for 26 of Conn. College's 44 kills in their 3-0 victory against Anna Maria in the nightcap. Set scores were 25-13, 25-16, and 25-14.

Anna Maria's offense was stunned by a strong Camel defense—Foti totaled a team-best seven kills for the AMCATS, while the Camels popped up 54 digs, led by Martin with 14.

Garcia aided the AMCAT defense with 18 kills, while Parker finished with 10 digs and 19 assists.

WHAT'S NEXT

The AMCATS travel to MCLA on Tuesday for a 7:00 p.m. game before hosting Eastern Nazarene on Thursday for a 7:00 p.m. tilt. Live stats and live video will be available for Thursday's match.