Women’s Volleyball Swept by Daniel Webster, 3-0 In NECC Semifinal Match

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NASHUA, NH – Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) downed a team-high five kills but Chelsey Crawford (Westfield, MA) downed a match-high 14 kills to pace No. 1 Daniel Webster College to a 3-0 (13-25, 14-25, 16-25) sweep of the fourth-seeded Blazers in Saturday morning’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament semifinal match at Mario Vagge Gym.

With the loss, Elms is eliminated from postseason action and finishes its 2009 season 9-20 overall. Daniel Webster earned a spot in the championship match and ups its record to 15-6 on the season with the win.

Elms was led offensively by Clark’s five kills, while sophomore setter/outside hitter Jen Rego (Fall River, MA), sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) and senior setter Kim Phillips (Randolph, MA) planted four kills each in the losing effort.

Phillips captained the attack by handing out 11 of the squad’s 18 assists in the match. Freshman outside hitter Christina Martin (Chicopee, MA) collected a team-best nine digs and added three kills in the contest.

Daniel Webster setter Caitlyn DePierro (Billerica, MA) directed the Eagles’ offense that hit .360 for the match with 27 assists. Crawford connected for 14 kills while Brier Temple (Concord, NH) and Samantha Hill (Hudson, NH) delivered six each.

Kristina Rieger (Concord, NH) anchored the defensive effort by digging a match-high 13 balls to help seal the victory.