Women's Volleyball Falls To St. Joseph College (CT), 3-0

Box Score

WEST HARTFORD, CT - Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) downed five kills and added two solo blocks and two assisted blocks, but St. Joseph College (CT) earned a hard-fought 3-0 (21-25, 22-25, 19-25) sweep in Wednesday evening's non-conference women's volleyball match.

With the loss, Elms slips to 3-14 on the season, while St. Joseph improves its record to 7-9 overall.

Senior setter Kim Phillips (Randolph, MA) collected a team-best nine assists, while sophomore setter/outside hitter Jen Rego (Fall River, MA) added six assists to help pace the Elms offense.

Sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) joined Clark with five kills on the evening, while junior middle hitter Laura Kulig (Holyoke, MA) led the defensive effort with 11 digs.

St. Joseph's Catherine Irwin (Barkhamstead, CT) had a match-high 15 kills and 11 digs to lead the Blue Jays in victory while Brittany Souza (Newington, CT) was also a force at the net and finished with 10 kills and five blocks.

Fransiola Cekolli (Waterbury, CT) and Katelyn Morency (Vernon, CT) sparked the defensive effort with 15 and 11 digs respectively in the win. 

Elms returns to non-conference action on Saturday, Oct. 10-11 when it competes at the Seven Sisters Tournament hosted by Smith College.