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Volleyball Falls to ECSU, Nichols in Season Opener

Volleyball Falls to ECSU, Nichols in Season Opener

DUDLEY, Mass. -- The Mitchell College women's volleyball team opened the 2019 season with a pair of losses on Saturday afternoon at Chalmers Field House.

The Mariners opened the day with a 3-0 defeat against defending Little East Conference champion Eastern Connecticut State University. Later in the day, Mitchell rallied back from two sets down against host Nichols College before falling by a 3-2 final.

Brianna Ley paced the Mariners with 15 kills on the day while Ariana Carter added 12, including a team-high seven against Nichols.

ECSU came out of the gates quickly and blitzed Mitchell 25-8 in the opening set. The Mariners closed the gap throughout the match, however, falling 25-16 in the second set and 27-25 in the third. Ley contributed a match-high nine kills in the loss while Cameron Childs finished with 11 digs. 

The Mariners fell into a 2-0 hole against Nichols, dropping the first set 25-23 and the second 25-15. In the third set, Mitchell took three of the final four points to win 25-23, with all three points coming via kills by Carter. A late 7-0 run gave Mitchell a 25-17 win in the fourth set to force a winner-take-all final stanza. The fifth set was knotted at 4-4 before Nichols pulled in front thanks to a pair of service aces and never trailed again.

Ley, Laurissa Amaker and Bree Rudolph contributed six kills apiece. Childs finished with a team-high 16 digs while Lexi Hubbard recorded a double-double of 16 assists and 13 digs.  

Mitchell (0-2 overall) will next play a tri-match with Northern Vermont-Johnson and Northern Vermont-Lyndon on Saturday, September 7 at 3 p.m.

Meet The Coach

Sep10
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Pine Manor

Sep10
Final
3 Mitchell
0 VS New Rochelle
@ Pine Manor

Sep14
Final
0 St. Joseph (Conn.)
3 VS Mitchell

Sep17
Final
3 Norwich
1 VS Mitchell
@ Albertus Magnus

Sep17
Final
3 Mitchell
2 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep21
Final
2 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell

Sep27
Final
3 Mitchell
1 AT Curry

Oct04
Final
3 Daniel Webster
1 VS Mitchell

Oct08
Final
3 Regis (Mass.)
1 VS Mitchell

Oct11
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Bay Path
17-25, 25-8, 25-21, 25-20

Oct13
Final
3 Newbury
1 VS Mitchell

Oct17
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Conn. St.

Oct19
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Elms

Oct22
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Southern Vt.

Oct22
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Southern Vt.

Oct26
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Connecticut Col.
25-10, 25-16, 25-9

Oct28
Final
3 Mitchell
1 AT Becker

Sep01
Final
0 Mitchell
3 VS Newbury
@ Wenham, Mass. Gordon Invitational

Sep01
Final
2 Mitchell
3 VS Suffolk
@ Wenham, Mass. Gordon Invitational

Sep01
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Gordon
Gordon Invitational

Sep08
Final
1 Pine Manor
3 VS Mitchell

Sep08
Final
3 Albertus Magnus
1 VS Mitchell

Sep12
Final
3 Mitchell
2 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Sep15
Final
3 Mt. St. Vincent
1 VS Mitchell

Sep22
Final
3 Emmanuel (Mass.)
1 VS Mitchell
@ Albertus Magnus

Sep22
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Albertus Magnus
Tri-Match

Sep24
Final
0 Curry
3 VS Mitchell

Sep29
Final
0 Becker
3 VS Mitchell

Oct02
Final
0 Bay Path
3 VS Mitchell

Oct07
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Lesley

Oct10
Final
1 Elms
3 VS Mitchell

Oct13
Final
3 Southern Vt.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct16
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Newbury

Oct18
Final
3 Eastern Conn. St.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct20
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Daniel Webster

Oct20
Final
3 Gordon
1 VS Mitchell
@ Daniel Webster

Oct25
Final
3 St. Joseph (Conn.)
2 VS Mitchell

Oct27
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Regis (Mass.)

Oct31
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Regis (Mass.)
NECC First Round; Rescheduled from Tues 10/30

Sep07
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Sep07
Final
0 Mitchell
3 VS Mount Holyoke
@ at St. Joseph (Conn.)

Sep10
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep15
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Sarah Lawrence

Sep15
Final
1 Mitchell
3 VS Brooklyn
@ Sarah Lawrence

Sep17
Final
3 Albertus Magnus
1 VS Mitchell

Sep21
Final
1 Mitchell
3 VS Lesley
@ Eastern Nazarene

Sep21
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene

Sep24
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Curry

Sep28
Final
3 Mitchell
1 AT Becker

Sep28
Final
3 Mitchell
2 VS Pratt
@ at Becker College Tri-Match

Oct01
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Pine Manor

Oct05
Final
3 Lesley
1 VS Mitchell

Oct09
Final
3 Newbury
0 VS Mitchell

Oct12
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Southern Vt.

Oct13
Final
3 Mitchell
0 VS Lyndon St.
@ Johnson State College

Oct13
Final
3 Mitchell
0 VS Johnson St.
@ Johnson State College

Oct15
Final
3 Mitchell
2 AT Bay Path
Games played at Holyoke Community College

Oct19
Final
3 Regis (Mass.)
0 VS Mitchell

Oct23
Final
1 Daniel Webster
3 VS Mitchell

Oct26
Final
3 Mitchell
2 AT Elms

Oct29
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Newbury
NECC First Round

Sep03
Final
3 Albertus Magnus
1 VS Mitchell

Sep06
Final
0 Pine Manor
3 VS Mitchell

Sep06
Final
2 Purchase St.
3 VS Mitchell

Sep10
Final
3 St. Joseph (Conn.)
1 VS Mitchell

Sep12
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Wesleyan (Conn.)
(25-9, 25-10, 25-7)

Sep13
Final
3 Curry
2 VS Mitchell
@ Middletown, Conn.

Sep13
Final
0 Mitchell
3 VS Worcester St.
@ Wesleyan University

Sep17
Final
3 Mount Ida
2 VS Mitchell

Sep20
Final
3 Rhode Island Col.
0 VS Mitchell

Sep24
Final
3 Mass.-Dartmouth
2 VS Mitchell

Sep27
Final
3 Mitchell
0 VS St. Elizabeth
@ New Rochelle

Sep27
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT New Rochelle

Oct01
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus

Oct04
Final
3 Becker
0 VS Mitchell

Oct07
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT MCLA
Moved up from 10/8

Oct11
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Lesley

Oct15
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Newbury

Oct18
Final
3 Southern Vt.
1 VS Mitchell

Oct21
Final
2 Bay Path
3 VS Mitchell

Oct25
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Regis (Mass.)

Oct29
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Daniel Webster

Nov01
Final
2 Elms
3 VS Mitchell
17-25, 25-21, 26-24, 21-25, 10-15

Sep01
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Coast Guard

Sep05
Final
1 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell

Sep08
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Connecticut Col.

Sep15
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Mass.-Dartmouth

Sep16
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Sep19
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep26
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Lasell

Sep26
Final
3 Mount Ida
1 VS Mitchell
@ Newton, Mass.

Sep29
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Oct03
Final
3 Lesley
1 VS Mitchell

Oct11
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Southern Vt.

Oct14
Final
3 Newbury
0 VS Mitchell

Oct17
Final
3 Regis (Mass.)
0 VS Mitchell

Oct20
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Bay Path

Oct24
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Elms

Oct26
Final
0 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell

Oct28
Final
3 Daniel Webster
2 VS Mitchell

Oct30
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Becker

Sep03
Final
3 Mitchell
2 VS Mass. Maritime
@ at Eastern Nazarene

Sep03
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene

Sep08
Final
3 Mitchell
2 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep10
Final
3 Worcester St.
0 VS Mitchell
@ Wesleyan

Sep10
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Wesleyan (Conn.)

Sep14
Final
3 St. Joseph (Conn.)
0 VS Mitchell

Sep16
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Westfield St.

Sep20
Final
3 Mass.-Dartmouth
0 VS Mitchell

Sep22
Final
0 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell

Sep27
Final
3 Trinity (Conn.)
0 VS Mitchell

Oct01
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Daniel Webster

Oct04
Final
3 Elms
2 VS Mitchell

Oct08
Final
3 Bay Path
1 VS Mitchell

Oct10
Final
3 Connecticut Col.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct12
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Lesley

Oct15
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Newbury College
Hellenic College, Brookline, Mass.

Oct15
Final
3 Wentworth
0 VS Mitchell
@ at Newbury College

Oct19
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Dean

Oct22
Final
3 Becker
2 VS Mitchell

Oct26
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Regis (Mass.)

Oct29
Final
0 Southern Vt.
3 VS Mitchell

Sep01
Final
3 Eastern Conn. St.
0 VS Mitchell

Sep06
Final
3 Nichols
0 VS Mitchell

Sep14
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep16
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene

Sep16
Final
3 Pine Manor
0 VS Mitchell
@ Quincy, Mass.

Sep19
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Sep21
Final
3 Westfield St.
0 VS Mitchell

Sep23
Final
0 Mitchell
3 VS Saint Joseph's (Me.)
@ Auburndale, Mass.

Sep23
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Lasell

Sep26
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Oct03
Final
3 Lesley
0 VS Mitchell

Oct06
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Southern Vt.

Oct10
Final
3 Albertus Magnus
0 VS Mitchell

Oct11
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Connecticut Col.

Oct14
Final
2 Dean
3 VS Mitchell

Oct19
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Bay Path

Oct21
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Elms

Oct25
Final
1 Newbury College
3 VS Mitchell

Oct28
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Becker

Oct31
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Becker
NECC Championship

Sep01
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Conn. St.

Sep01
Final
3 Nichols
0 VS Mitchell
@ Eastern Conn. St.

Sep05
Final
3 Albertus Magnus
1 VS Mitchell

Sep13
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Salem St.

Sep15
Final
1 Mitchell
3 VS Saint Joseph's (Maine)
@ West Hartford, Conn.

Sep15
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Sep22
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.

Sep22
Final
3 Norwich
0 VS Mitchell
@ New England College

Sep29
Final
3 Southern Vt.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct02
Final
3 Connecticut Col.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct04
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Albertus Magnus

Oct06
Final
3 Mitchell
1 AT Lesley

Oct09
Final
3 Eastern Nazarene
0 VS Mitchell

Oct11
Final
0 Pine Manor
3 VS Mitchell

Oct13
Final
3 Becker
1 VS Mitchell

Oct17
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Bay Path

Oct20
Final
2 Newbury
3 VS Mitchell

Oct23
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Dean

Oct27
Final
3 Elms
0 VS Mitchell

Oct30
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene
NECC Championship (Quarterfinals)

Aug31
Final
0 Mitchell
3 VS Eastern Conn. St.
@ Dudley, Mass.

Aug31
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Nichols

Sep07
Final
3 Mitchell
1 VS Northern Vermont-Johnson
@ NVU-Lyndon

Sep07
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Northern Vermont-Lyndon

Sep10
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Medgar Evers

Sep14
Final
2 Mitchell
3 VS Farmingdale State
@ Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Sep14
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Bard

Sep17
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep21
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene

Sep24
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Sep26
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT SUNY Delhi

Sep28
Final
0 Lesley
3 VS Mitchell

Sep30
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Purchase St.

Oct02
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Oct05
Final
3 New England Col.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct07
Final
0 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell

Oct10
Final
2 Salem St.
3 VS Mitchell

Oct12
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Elms

Oct16
Final
1 Fisher
3 VS Mitchell

Oct22
Final
0 Bay Path
3 VS Mitchell

Oct23
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Connecticut Col.

Oct26
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Dean

Oct29
Final
0 Becker
3 VS Mitchell

Nov01
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Western Conn. St.

Nov05
Final
0 #5 Becker
3 VS #4 Mitchell
NECC Championship (First Round)

Nov08
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene
NECC Semifinals

Mar20
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.

Mar30
Postponed
Mitchell
AT Elms
No Spectators Allowed

Apr01
Cancelled
Mitchell
AT Eastern Nazarene

Sep01
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Coast Guard

Sep04
Final
3 Mitchell
1 AT Salem St.

Sep09
Final
0 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell

Sep11
Final
1 Mitchell
3 VS Pratt
@ USMMA

Sep11
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Merchant Marine

Sep15
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Regis (Mass.)

Sep18
Final
3 Mitchell
2 VS Keuka
@ SUNY Cobleskill

Sep18
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT SUNY Cobleskill

Sep21
Final
3 Trinity (Conn.)
0 VS Mitchell

Sep22
Final
3 Eastern Conn. St.
1 VS Mitchell

Sep28
Final
3 Connecticut Col.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct02
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Nichols

Oct07
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Suffolk

Oct11
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus

Oct14
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Oct16
Final
3 New England Col.
2 VS Mitchell

Oct16
Final
3 Smith
0 VS Mitchell

Oct19
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Bay Path

Oct23
Final
0 Lesley
3 VS Mitchell

Oct27
Final
3 Western Conn. St.
0 VS Mitchell

Oct30
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene
VENUE CHANGE: Quincy High School

Nov04
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene
NECC Semifinals

Sep01
Final
3 Coast Guard
0 VS Mitchell

Sep06
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep08
Final
0 St. Joseph (Conn.)
3 VS Mitchell

Sep10
Final
0 SUNY Cobleskill
3 VS Mitchell

Sep10
Final
3 Suffolk
0 VS Mitchell

Sep13
Final
0 Dean
3 VS Mitchell

Sep15
Final
3 Mitchell
2 AT Framingham St.

Sep17
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Mass. Maritime

Sep20
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Conn. St.

Sep22
Final
3 Nichols
1 VS Mitchell

Sep26
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT WestConn

Sep28
Final
2 Regis (Mass.)
3 VS Mitchell

Oct01
Final
1 Curry
3 VS Mitchell

Oct04
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Connecticut Col.

Oct05
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Oct10
Final
0 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell

Oct12
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.

Oct17
Final
0 Bay Path
3 VS Mitchell

Oct19
Final
3 Eastern Nazarene
0 VS Mitchell

Oct22
Final
3 New England Col.
1 VS Mitchell
Senior Day

Oct26
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene

Oct29
Final
0 Lesley
3 VS Mitchell

Oct29
Final
0 Lesley
3 VS Mitchell

Nov03
Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT New England Col.
NECC Semifinals - #3 at #2
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