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BOSTON, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's volleyball faced Northeastern University on Thursday night at the Cabot Center in Boston, Mass., falling by a 3-0 final in non-conference action.
The Basics
Score: Northeastern 3,
Merrimack 0 (25-14 | 25-17 | 25-13)
Records: Merrimack (0-2, 0-0 NEC) | Northeastern (3-1, 0-0 CAA)
Location: Boston, Mass. | Cabot Center
Set Breakdown:
- Points from junior Natasha Vallis and sophomore Maegan Hladick highlighted a 5-2 start to the match for Merrimack. After a kill for sophomore Taylor Vartanian kept Merrimack ahead, 8-7, the Huskies scored the next six points of the first set to grab the lead. Northeastern expanded its advantage to nine, 19-10, and eventually won the opener by a 25-14 margin
- The Warriors showed fight in the second game. Trailing 17-9, Merrimack won six straight points to climb within two. Hladick notched two kills while junior Brooke Leestma added a pair of service aces during the 6-0 burst. The hosts recovered, however, using an 8-2 run after that to claim a 25-17 victory
- The Huskies enjoyed sustained success in the third frame, leading 18-5. Merrimack rattled off three unanswered points from there including an ace for sophomore Quinn Kellogg, and the Warriors enjoyed another 3-0 run towards the end of the set that featured another ace from Leestma to go along with block assists for Vartanian and Vallis
Notes & Notables
- Hladick immediately increased on Tuesday's career high with a six-kill performance on Thursday. She led Merrimack in kills and total attacks (20)
- The Warriors posted a season-high six service aces. Leestma's team-high three aces were the most she's had in a match at the Division I level
- Kellogg led Merrimack with seven assists
Up Next:
Merrimack begins Northeast Conference (NEC) play on Monday with two matches at Bryant University beginning at 5 p.m. in Smithfield, R.I.
