Bay Path Defeats Women's Volleyball
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Elms (5-17, 2-3) | 14 | 20 | 16 | 0 |
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Bay Path (9-8, 4-2) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass.- The Elms College women's volleyball team dropped a three-set New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) battle to host Bay Path University, 25-14, 25-20, and 25-16, at the First Baptist Gym Tuesday night.
The Wildcats were led by junior middle hitter Lauren Vallee (Bristol, Conn.), who garnered her season high .737 attack percentage topping all players with 15 kills. Senior right side Paige Marshall (New Britain, Conn.) had a stellar night with eight kills for a sizzling .429 hitting percentage. Fellow seniors' right side Jennifer Pham (Springfield, Mass.) and right side hitter Aaliyah Gordon(Springfield, Mass.) combined for three kills while Gordon had nine digs and Pham finished with two aces.
The Blazers sophomore outside hitter Danielle Redding (Las Vegas, Nevada) led her team with 10 kills, five service aces and four digs. Freshman outside hitter Hannah Adams (Deerfield, Mass.) added six kills, four digs and three service aces.
Sophomore setter Lexi Cears (Agawam, Mass.) had 23 assists and was successful with dumps on the evening finishing with a .667 attack percentage. Junior outside hitter Ashlee Connors (Springfield, Mass.) had an.800 attack percentage while adding seven digs.
In the final game the Wildcats put up a .609 attack percentage as a team with Connors notching the final point.
The Wildcats advance to 9-8 overall and 4-2 in conference play, Elms falls to 5-17 on the season and 2-3 in the NECC. Bay Path will travel to Newbury on Saturday, October 22nd for an 11:00 a.m. match, while Elms hosts Regis on the same day at 1:00 p.m.
Source: (Bay Path Athletics)
