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Highlights
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball program fell in three sets on Tuesday evening against Bentley University. The Northeast-10 Conference meeting marked the first of three straight home matches this week for the Warriors.
The Basics
Score: Bentley 3,
Merrimack 0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-10
)
Records: Merrimack (4-18, 1-7 NE10) | Bentley (16-7, 7-3 NE10)
Location: Hammel Court | North Andover, Mass.
Set Breakdown
- Set 1: A pair of kills for junior Sofia Basauri (Beaverton, Ore.) contributed to three straight points for the Warriors early on to tie the set at 4-4. The Falcons broke a 9-9 tie with five straight points, building their lead up to 21-14 before the Warriors used a timeout. Out of the timeout, Bentley won four of six points to go up 1-0 in the match
- Set 2: Senior Christina Nye (Plaistow, N.H.) sent a kill to the court to pull the Warriors within one, 6-5, but Bentley embarked on a 7-0 run after that to build an eight-point lead (13-5). Facing an 18-9 hole, three Bentley errors allowed the Warriors to win four in a row to cut their deficit to five, 18-13. Later on, senior Mary Kate McCarroll (Harrison, Ohio) notched a kill to bring the Navy and Gold within five again, 22-17, but the Falcons won the next three points to double their advantage
- Set 3: Bentley ripped off nine points to start the third set, establishing control of the final frame before prevailing by a 25-10 final
Team Leaders (MC // BEN)
- Kills: Katelynn Marr (8) // Dani Milner (14)
- Aces: Sofia Basauri (1) // Three tied (3)
- Blocks: None // Rachel Bruno (3)
- Assists: Rosie Sperduto (23) // Krista Campbell (34)
- Digs: Amanda Cain (8) // Celia Cristofoli (9)
Up Next
Merrimack continues its three-match homestand on Friday night when the Warriors host the College of Saint Rose for a 7 p.m. match from Hammel Court.
