Hanover, NH – The Merrimack College women's volleyball team played a doubleheader in Hanover, NH in the Dartmouth Invitational. In the first contest, Ivy League foe Dartmouth finished with a 3-0 final, while Lehigh followed suit earning a win in three sets.
Sydney Green led the Warriors in kills with 17,
Mia Ardila had 23 assists, and
Cate Wright had 9 digs.
The Basics
Score (Match 1): Dartmouth 3,
Merrimack 0 (25-11 | 25-18 | 25-17)
Score (Match 2): Lehigh 3,
Merrimack 0 (25-20 | 25-8 | 25-20)
Records: Merrimack (2-5, 0-0 NEC) | Dartmouth (5-1, 0-0 Ivy League), Lehigh (8-2, 0-0 Patriot)
Location: Hanover, NH | Leede Arena
Set Breakdown (Match 1):
- Both teams battled to a six-point tie. Merrimack tried to take the lead until Dartmouth went on a 10-point lead. Merrimack broke up the lead by receiving a point due to an attack error made by Dartmouth. Green answered with a kill, assisted by Ardila to bring the Warriors back into the first set. Dartmouth finished the first set, leading by 14 points.
- Ardila lead the team in 13 assists throughout the three sets played.
- Merrimack had a four-point lead into the second set lead by kills from Green , Hannah Webber, and Lauryn Mattiucci. Dartmouth responded back with their own four-point lead. Both teams scored to break their ties but Dartmouth went on to win the second set by six points.
- Dartmouth had .352 hitting for the whole set against Merrimack.
Set Breakdown (Match 2):
- Merrimack opened the second match of the day with a 4-1 lead before a five-point run led the Mountain Hawks to a .329 hitting for the set. Both teams traded the lead before Lehigh pulled away late, winning the first set with five points ahead of Merrimack.
- The second set, Lehigh took an early advantage by scoring four points early in the game. Merrimack tried to tie up the score but Lehigh answered back with a seven-point lead.
- Wright scored the only kill in the second set.
- Lehigh held onto the lead throughout the third set with nine points. Merrimack went onto a five-point run lead by Ardila, getting an ace on the fifth point of the run. Lehigh ended the run getting four points and winning the third set.
Notes & Notables
- Quinn Kellogg led the Warriors in aces with four and second in assists with fifteen
- Mattiucci earned seven digs in the Dartmouth match.
Up Next:
The Warriors will travel to West Virginia this Thursday. The first will be against West Virginia at 12:30 PM.
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