Box Score
FAIRFIELD, CONN. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball team concluded its season on Saturday night against Sacred Heart University, losing 3-0.
Maegan Hladick led the Warriors with eight kills.
The Essentials
Score: Merrimack 0, Sacred Heart 3 (25-10, 25-18, 25-11)
Records: Merrimack (0-29) | Sacred Heart (17-9)
Location: Fairfield, Conn.
Rapid Recap
- Sacred Heart jumped out to an early 4-0 lead. Sydney Green put an end to the run with a kill. Later on, in the set Brooke Leestma and Hladick had back-to-back kills to cut the Pioneer lead to five. Sacred Heart went on a seven-point run to go up 12. Hladick had two kills on two straight points to try and mount a Warrior comeback. The comeback ended up being unsuccessful as Merrimack dropped the first set.
- In the second set the Warriors took a 2-3 lead. Both teams traded points back and forth, until Leestma found the floor with a service ace to give the Warriors an 8-7 lead. Sacred Heart tied the game up at nine and then took a three-point lead on three straight points. Leestma cut the lead to one after a kill. With the Pioneers up 19-14, Kara Haase had a kill to close on the lead by one. Sacred Heart then went on a four-point run and did not relinquish the lead.
- Sacred Heart started the set on a 5-0 run. The Warriors would get three straight points, highlighted by a kill by Hladick. The Pioneers then went on to score the next five points to take a commanding 11-3 lead. Kayla Zinser had a kill to break into the Sacred Heart lead. The Pioneers would not let up the lead in the third set and won the match 3-0.
Notes and Numbers
- Megan Rumenapp led the Warriors in assists with 11 on the night.
- The Warriors had three service aces.
- Taelyr Czech was the digs leader with six.
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