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Volleyball Outlasts Framingham in Five Set Marathon

Volleyball Outlasts Framingham in Five Set Marathon

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The Mitchell women's volleyball team outlasted Framingham State 3-2 on Thursday night in a five set marathon at Logan Gymnasium.

Mitchell dropped the opening set 25-19, won the second set 25-23, fell in the third set 25-20, edged the Rams 25-22 in the fourth set, and pulled away 18-16 in the deciding fifth set. Olivia DeLoach powered the Mariners, registering 24 kills and 31 digs, both match-high numbers. Allison Blum added 20 kills and 19 digs, while Molly Steel-Miller had 13 kills and Claire Binfield dished out a game-high 59 assists. Julia Lent added 31 digs in the win. 

Mitchell trailed early in the first set, allowing the Rams to jump out to an 11-5 advantage. The Mariners remained close, keeping the score within five points until Framingham scored four straight to turn a 17-12 lead into a 20-12 game. Mitchell responded, with Allison Blum registering back to back kills on a 4-0 run, however the Rams scored four of the last five points to take the set.

The second set saw Mitchell take an early lead. Framingham kept within shouting distance however, knotting the score at 15 on a service error by the Mariners. The Rams scored two more points before Molly Steel-Miller and Blum tallied kills and took advantage of a Framingham miscue to tie the score back up, 18-18. Blum then added another kill to put Mitchell ahead by one. The Rams answered by scoring three straight, leading to a Mitchell timeout. Soon after, a service error by the home team and a kill by DeLoach tied the game at 23, which in turn caused Framingham to take a timeout of their own. Ciera Moore notched a kill out of the break to put Mitchell ahead by one, and following another Framingham timeout, Steel-Miller fired a kill to take the set.

Mitchell carried their lead into the third set, maintaining a slight advantage early on. Trailing 13-10, the Rams completed a 5-0 run which elevated them to a one point lead and caused the Mariners to use a timeout. Mitchell would regain the lead on a bad set by Framingham's Isabel Henwood. The Rams then scored three straight to go ahead, where they would stay, taking the set.

After Framingham took 6-5 lead in the fourth set, Mitchell went ahead when Sarah Aviles and Blum got back to back kills. The Mariners would hang onto their narrow lead, holding off the Rams to win the frame 25-22, setting up a deciding fifth set.

Back and forth the deciding set went, with neither squad able to comfortably jump ahead. Down two, Mitchell scored three straight, including a kill by Blum, to go ahead. The Rams tied the game following a timeout, before kills by Blum, DeLoach, and Binfield allowed the Mariners to close the set on a 3-1 run to end it. 

Anna Szymanski led Framingham with 20 kills and Hailey Sanders joined her in double figures with 13 of her own. Isabel Henwood had 43 assists and 18 digs in the loss, while Malia Shields, Carly Beaulieu, Szymanski, and Emily Flaherty reached double digit digs. 

Having won five of their last six games, the Mariners (5-2 overall) will now prepare to head to Buzzards Bay on Saturday to face Mass. Maritime at 6:00 pm. 

 

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3 Mitchell
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3 Mitchell
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@ Johnson State College

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3 Mitchell
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@ Johnson State College

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

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3 Curry
2 VS Mitchell
@ Middletown, Conn.

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3 VS Worcester St.
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3 Mount Ida
2 VS Mitchell

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3 Rhode Island Col.
0 VS Mitchell

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3 Mass.-Dartmouth
2 VS Mitchell

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Final
3 Mitchell
0 VS St. Elizabeth
@ New Rochelle

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Final
0 Mitchell
3 AT New Rochelle

Oct01
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3 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus

Oct04
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3 Becker
0 VS Mitchell

Oct07
Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT MCLA
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0 Mitchell
3 AT Lesley

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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

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

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3 AT Coast Guard

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3 VS Mitchell

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3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

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0 AT Albertus Magnus

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Final
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3 AT Lasell

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

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Final
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3 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Oct03
Final
3 Lesley
1 VS Mitchell

Oct11
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Southern Vt.

Oct14
Final
3 Newbury
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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
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Final
3 Wentworth
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Oct19
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Dean

Oct22
Final
3 Becker
2 VS Mitchell

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Final
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3 AT Regis (Mass.)

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Final
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Final
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Final
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Final
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3 AT Albertus Magnus

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Final
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3 AT Eastern Nazarene

Sep16
Final
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@ Quincy, Mass.

Sep19
Final
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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
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3 AT Lasell

Sep26
Final
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3 AT Trinity (Conn.)

Oct03
Final
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0 VS Mitchell

Oct06
Final
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3 AT Southern Vt.

Oct10
Final
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0 VS Mitchell

Oct11
Final
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3 AT Connecticut Col.

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Final
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3 VS Mitchell

Oct19
Final
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3 AT Bay Path

Oct21
Final
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3 AT Elms

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Final
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3 VS Mitchell

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Final
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3 AT Becker

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Final
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3 AT Becker
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Sep01
Final
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3 AT Eastern Conn. St.

Sep01
Final
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@ Eastern Conn. St.

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Final
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1 VS Mitchell

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Final
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3 AT Salem St.

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

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

Sep22
Final
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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
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Aug31
Final
0 Mitchell
3 VS Eastern Conn. St.
@ Dudley, Mass.

Aug31
Final
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3 AT Nichols

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

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Final
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0 AT Northern Vermont-Lyndon

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Final
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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
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3 AT Eastern Nazarene

Sep24
Final
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Sep26
Final
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3 AT SUNY Delhi

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Final
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3 VS Mitchell

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Final
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Final
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Final
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0 VS Mitchell

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Final
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Final
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Final
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3 VS Mitchell

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Final
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3 VS Mitchell

Oct23
Final
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3 AT Connecticut Col.

Oct26
Final
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0 AT Dean

Oct29
Final
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3 VS Mitchell

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Final
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3 AT Western Conn. St.

Nov05
Final
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3 VS #4 Mitchell
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Nov08
Final
2 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Nazarene
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Final
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3 AT New England Col.

Mar30
Postponed
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AT Elms
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Apr01
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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
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3 AT Regis (Mass.)

Sep18
Final
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2 VS Keuka
@ SUNY Cobleskill

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Final
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Sep21
Final
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0 VS Mitchell

Sep22
Final
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1 VS Mitchell

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Final
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0 VS Mitchell

Oct02
Final
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3 AT Nichols

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Final
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Oct11
Final
3 Mitchell
0 AT Albertus Magnus

Oct14
Final
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3 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Oct16
Final
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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
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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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