Volleyball Drops Conference Doubleheader
HOLYOKE, Mass.— The Mitchell College women's volleyball team
dropped both matches of Saturday's doubleheader at Bay Path
College. The Mariners lost 3-0 to the host Wildcats and 3-1 against
Lesley University.
Junior middle hitter Nadine Harkless helped propel the Wildcats of
Bay Path to their first conference victory over the Mariners for
the first match of the day. Harkless had 19 kills and 19 digs for
the day hitting a .265 attack percentage averaging 3.17 digs and
kills per set. Bay Path won the first match 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.
Lesley prevailed on the day taking both New England Collegiate
Conference (NECC) matches 3-1 and 3-0. The Lynx took the second
match 23-25, 25-20, 25-22 and 25-14 over Mitchell while cruising
through the Wildcats in the final match 25-15, 25-21 and 25-14.
In the first match, Harkless hit a sizzling .400 with 12 kills and
chipped in 10 digs. Freshman right side hitter Kate Bartels added
eight kills, three assists, four service aces, three digs and three
blocks. Sophomore setter Ashley Provost hit .571 with four
great dumps for the Wildcats. She tallied 21 assists and 12 digs,
leading the team defensively.
Mitchell's senior outside hitter Stephanie McKeon topped the
Mariners' with nine kills and seven digs. She finished with a
.250 attack percentage. Senior setter Jennifer Bordonaro led their
offense with 19 assists while chipping in seven digs. Sophomore
libero Samantha Alevras-Tarbell had impressive defensive numbers
finishing with 17 digs.
In the second match, the Mariners managed to take the momentum into
the first set taking it 25-23 from the Lynx. Lesley would then turn
around and win the next six sets for the day. Bordonaro finished
with 26 assists, nine digs and 3 kills. McKeon and Alevras-Tarbell
combined for 29 digs for the match. Offensively sophomore middle
hitter Akesia Bernard led the charge with ten kills hitting
.261 for the four sets.
The Lynx sophomore middle hitter Amanda McCracken was the force to
be reckoned with today for Lesley as she was unstoppable in the
middle slot. She slammed a .600 hitting percentage tallying 21kills
while pitching in a three match high seven blocks. Sophomore setter
Kaitlyn Miller led the offense with an impressive 50 assists. She
added nine digs and four service aces. Miller and McCracken proved
to be a vital two-some for the Lynx offensive threat.
Senior outside hitter Meaghan Chadwick also hit in double figures
with 13 kills for the Lynx.
In the final game, unfortunately the break proved to be too much as
the Lynx continued on with their momentum and downed the Wildcats
in three straight sets. McCracken again led the Lyn with 18 kills
and an amazing .630 attack percentage. Chadwick led her team with
12 digs, while Miller had 33 assists. Sophomore Megan
Ortwein tallied ten kills for the match.
Harkless led the way for the Wildcats with seven kills and nine
digs. Provost finished with 14 assists.
Bay Path is now 4-7 overall and 1-1 in the NECC, while Lesley is
7-6 overall and a perfect 2-0 in conference play. Mitchell fell to
3-7 on the season a 0-2 in the NECC. Bay Path will be back in
action travelling to Albertus Magnus on October 10th at 11:00 a.m.
also facing Curry in a tri-match at 1:00 p.m.
