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WORCESTER, Mass.  – The Merrimack College women's volleyball program won two of the first three sets on Saturday afternoon, only to see the host Assumption College Greyhounds fight back to win the next two sets and claim a 3-2 Northeast-10 Conference victory from Laska Gymnasium.
The Basics
Score: Assumption 3,
Merrimack 2 (21-25,
25-17, 19-25,
25-20, 15-7)
Records: Merrimack (4-17, 1-6 NE10) | Assumption (5-13, 3-6 NE10)
Location: Laska Gymnasium | Worcester, Mass. Â
Set Breakdown
- Set 1: Merrimack used an 8-0 run to erase a 12-7 deficit en route to winning the opener. Sophomore Catherine Flaherty (North Andover, Mass.) started the run with a point, while three consecutive kills from junior Katelynn Marr (Franklin, Mass.) highlighted the effort. With Merrimack up five, 23-18, the Greyhounds closed with two, but two straight errors for the hosts gave the Navy and Gold the win
- Set 2: Assumption posted leads of 6-2, 9-3 and 13-4, enabling the Greyhounds to establish control and even the match at a set apiece. Their lead grew to as large as 14 (20-6), but an 11-2 run brought the Warriors within striking distance at 22-17. The hosts buckled down, however, winning the final three points
- Set 3: Merrimack won eight points in a row to turn a 7-6 frame into a 15-6 stronghold. Senior captain Christina Nye (Plaistow, N.H.) totaled four points including three aces during the run. Merrimack wound up winning the game by a 25-19 final
- Set 4: A seesaw battle in the fourth saw the local rivals tied on nine occasions as the Warriors aimed to close the match in four. A kill from Nye brought the score to 19-all, but Greyhounds successfully forced a fifth set by closing the game on a 6-1 spurt
- Set 5: The Greyhounds forced Merrimack to use a timeout by winning seven of the first 10 points. Another point from Nye brought Merrimack within four, 9-5, but Assumption closed the day on a 6-2 run to claim the victory
Team Leaders (MC // ASM)
Notes & Notables
- The Warriors established a season best with 93 digs. Five Warriors finished in double figures, junior Amanda Cain (Melrose, Mass.) set a career high with 24, as did junior Sofia Basauri (Beaverton, Ore.) and sophomore Rosie Sperduto (Brentwood, Tenn.) with 15 and 13, respectively
- Basauri registered a double-double with 10 kills, while Sperduto also doubled up with a match-high 36 assists
- Marr led the Warriors with 11 kills, her fifth match this season in double figures
- Merrimack's 13 aces as a team marking the second-most in a single match this season
Up Next
Merrimack hosts Bentley on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. from Hammel Court. Â Â Â
