| Matchup |
Bentley (15-7, 6-3 NE10) at
Merrimack (4-17, 1-6 NE10) |
| Date/Time |
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 (7 p.m.) |
| Venue |
Hammel Court (North Andover, Mass.) |
| Multimedia |
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball program plays all three of its match this week and five of its final seven of the season at home, beginning with a Tuesday evening tilt at 7 p.m. from Hammel Court when the Warriors welcome Bentley University to campus.
Last Time Out:
- Merrimack suffered a five-set defeat at Assumption College on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors won two of the first three games only to see the Greyhounds rally to win the final two
- The Warriors established a season best with 93 digs. Five Warriors finished in double figures with junior Amanda Cain (Melrose, Mass.) setting a career high with 24. Junior Sofia Basauri (Beaverton, Ore.) and sophomore Rosie Sperduto (Brentwood, Tenn.) joined Cain with personal bests, with 15 and 13, respectively
- Led by a career-high four aces from senior captain Christina Nye (Plaistow, N.H.), the Warriors finished the day with 13 aces as a unit, their second-highest output this season
- Offensively, junior Katelynn Marr (Franklin, Mass.) led the group with 11 kills, her fifth match with 10-plus kills this season
Inside the Series:
- Tuesday marks the second time this season the Bentley and Merrimack will meet
- The Falcons have controlled the all-time series in recent memory, with the Warriors' last victory coming during the 2012 season
- The local rivals played against each other twice last season, once at the Merrimack Invitational followed by their annual NE10 matchup in Waltham
Meet the Opposition:
| Merrimack (4-17, 1-6 NE10) |
Category |
Bentley (15-7, 6-3 NE10) |
| 9.51 |
Kills Per Set |
12.41 |
| 8.79 |
Assists Per Set |
11.73 |
| 13.94 |
Digs Per Set |
18.36 |
| Mary Kate McCarroll (157) |
Kills Leader |
Dani Milner (236) |
| Rosie Sperduto (485) |
Assists Leader |
Xio Lopp (411) |
| Christina Nye (236) |
Digs Leader |
Celia Cristofoli (366) |
| Sofia Basauri (28.0) |
Blocks Leader |
Rachel Bruno (71) |
| McCarroll (33) |
Service Aces Leader |
Cristofoli (28) |
Up Next
Merrimack hosts back-to-back matches at Hammel on Friday and Saturday beginning with a 7 p.m. contest against Saint Rose followed by a 1 p.m. matinee with Le Moyne.
