Women’s Volleyball Splits Tri-Match At Southern Vermont

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BENNINGTON, VT – Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) combined for 24 kills to help lift the Blazers to a split in Saturday’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women’s volleyball tri-match at Southern Vermont.

Elms earned a 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-18) victory over Southern Vermont, and lost a 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 19-25, 20-25) decision to Lesley University to finish its regular season 8-19 overall, 4-3 in NECC action.

Lesley won both its matches on the day to improve to 13-12 overall, 5-2 in league action, while Southern Vermont slipped to 1-19 overall, 0-7 in conference action.

In the opening match, Croteau paced the Blazers’ offensive attack, downing a match-high 13 kills and serving up five aces. Sophomore setter/outside hitter Jen Rego (Fall River, MA) handed out a match-best seven assists and added seven digs in the winning effort.

Senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) added a pair of solo blocks against the Mountaineers.

In the Blazers’ second match, Croteau pounded a team-high 11 kills and 12 digs, while senior setter Kim Phillips (Randolph, MA) dished out 17 helpers.

Lesley’s Amanda McCracken (Eldersburg, MD) downed a match-high 14 kills and added eight digs, while Lindsey Marek (Killingworth, CT) downed 13 in the winning effort. The Lynx were paced by setter Kaitlyn Miller (Leesport, PA) who handed out a match-best 24 assists.

Rego finished with nine digs in the second match, while Clark added seven kills against Lesley.