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ALBANY, N.Y. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball program opened its two-match weekend in New York on Friday evening with a three-set defeat to the College of Saint Rose in a Northeast-10 Conference contest played at Nolan Gymnasium in Albany, N.Y.
The Basics
Score: Saint Rose 3,
Merrimack 0 (25-13 | 25-23 | 25-15)
Records: Merrimack (5-16, 3-6 NE10) | Saint Rose (14-8, 5-3 NE10)
Location: Albany, N.Y. | Nolan Gymnasium
Set Breakdown
- The Golden Knights jumped out to a commanding advantage, starting the first set on an 11-1 stretch. Behind kills for junior Catherine Flaherty and senior Sofia Basauri, the Warriors cut their deficit to seven, 17-10, but the Golden Knights responded with five consecutive points. Saint Rose held on for a 25-13 victory
- The second set saw the Warriors at their best. Flaherty notched three kills as part of a 10-8 start for the visitors. With Saint Rose ahead, 12-10, Merrimack scored three straight points capped off by an ace for Flaherty. Later in the set, freshman Brooke Leestma recorded a kill to put the Warriors within two points of evening the match, but the Golden Knights ended the frame on a 4-0 run to claim a 25-23 win
- Saint Rose turned an 8-5 advantage into a 13-6 lead to claim momentum in the final set. With the score at 19-12, the hosts won six of the final nine points to end the match with a 25-15 triumph
Top Performers
- Senior Katelynn Marr led the way with eight kills and a .278 hitting percentage
- Junior Sydney Buran and freshman Megan Rumenapp split setting duties once again. The later totaled 14 to lead the squad, her third straight game with at least 10
- Senior Amanda Cain led all players with 13 digs, totaling seven more than any other Warrior
Notes and Notables
- Despite the final score, Merrimack totaled 31 kills which was just one short of the Golden Knights' output (32)
- The Warriors owned a 38-32 edge in digs
- Merrimack hit .267 as a team in the second set, the Warriors' highest percentage of the evening and second highest between the two squads
Up Next
Merrimack continues its New York trek on Saturday afternoon when the Warriors face Le Moyne College in Syracuse at 12 p.m.
