Women's Volleyball Extends Winning Streak with 3-1 Defeat of American International

11/1/2014 12:00:00 AM

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball team defeated American International, 3-1, in a road match played earlier today.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 3 | AIC 1
Records: Merrimack (14-7, 6-5 NE-10) | AIC (6-22, 2-10 NE-10)
Location: Butova Gymnasium | Springfield, Mass.

How It Happened
Playing in their second match in as many days, the Warriors handed the Yellow Jackets a four-set loss to jump back over .500 in conference play.

The Navy and Gold took the first two sets by scores of 25-7 and 25-18. AIC fought back to take the third set, but the Warriors won the final frame convincingly, 25-7, to win the match.

Seniors Stephanie Sheehan (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Aliya Rakhmetova (Arlington, Va.) tied for the team lead with 10 kills apiece. For Rakhmetova, she tied her season-high with 10 kills, reaching double-digits for the second time this season.

Fellow fourth-year player Corrine Gosselin (Lawrence, Mass.) posted a well-rounded effort, notching six kills, six digs and four block assists.

Merrimack is now on its second longest winning streak of the season. The Warriors ripped off seven wins a row over the final three weeks of September.

Inside The Numbers

• Sheehan finished with her 11^th double-double of the year, after totaling 15 digs to go along with her 10 kills
• Sophomore setter Tara Stuhr (Huntington Beach, Calif.) dished out a match-high 40 assists, while junior libero Madison Burke (San Jose, Calif.) compiled 18 digs to lead all players
• Senior Katie Wilcox (Pembroke, Mass.) appeared in only her fourth match of the season, totaling a season-high four kills

NE-10 Playoff Outlook
Top-eight teams qualify

1. New Haven (10-2)
2. Bentley (10-2)
3. Stonehill (9-2)   
4. Adelphi (10-3)   
5. Saint Rose (8-4) 
6. Southern New Hampshire (8-5)
7. Merrimack (6-5)
8. Le Moyne (6-5)
9. Franklin Pierce (7-6)
10. Saint Anselm (4-7)
11. Southern Connecticut (3-7)
12. Assumption (3-9)
13. American International  (2-10)
14. Pace (1-9)
15. Saint Michael's (0-11)

Up Next
Merrimack embarks on a three-match week to end the regular season, beginning on Tuesday with a road contest against Saint Michael's. The match is set to start at 7 p.m.

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