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Volleyball Tops NEC, Falls to Lasell in GNAC Tri-Match

Volleyball Tops NEC, Falls to Lasell in GNAC Tri-Match

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women's volleyball team split a GNAC tri-match on their home court Saturday, falling 3-1 to Lasell University before rebounding with a 3-1 victory over New England College at the Yarnall Athletic Center.

After besting the Lasers 3-1 in the opening set of the day, Lasell bounced back to sweep the next three by scores of 25-23, 25-21, and 25-15. In their second match of the day, the Mariners took the opening set from the Pilgrims 26-24 before dropping the second stanza 25-16. Mitchell then responded by closing out the match with set scores of 25-21 and 25-19.

The Mariners (6-10, 4-5 GNAC) will return to conference action when they host Johnson & Wales University on Wednesday, October 11th, at 7:00 pm.

Match 1, Lasell 3, Mitchell 1

The Mariners came out of the gate on fire against the one-loss Lasers, matching them point for point early on as the score settled at 5-5. Lasell would not lead again, as Mitchell junior Allison Blum (Garden Grove, Cali.) tallied seven kills in the set, carrying the home squad to a convincing seven-point victory. Unfortently for the Mariners, Lasell would come alive, downing them in the next three sets to extend their winning streak to 13 games.

Blum led the Mariners with a match-high 17 kills against the Lasers, while junior Bliss Brown (Rainbow City, Ala.) added 14 kills and 15 digs. Jenna Blankenship (Virden, Ill.) handed out a team-best 12 assists and added 10 digs, while Hannah O'Brien (Riverside, R.I.) also notched a double-double with 13 assists and 10 digs. Sophomore Julia Lent (Miller Place, N.Y.) chipped in 11 digs, keeping her streak of double-digit digs in every match this season alive.

Tori Scambray led the Lasers with 14 kills, while Maddie Caro added 21 digs, and Sydney Katz was credited with 37 assists.

Match 2 – Mitchell 3, NEC 1

In the second match of the day, the Mariners pulled off a clutch 26-24 win in the opening set. With the score tied 24-24, the Pilgrims committed an attack error, which then set Jenna Blankenship up to deliver a service ace to close things out. NEC bounced back with a dominating 25-16 second set, but after this the Mariners regrouped and pushed through, snapping their four-match losing streak with a 3-1 win.

It was once again Allison Blum who powered the Mitchell offense, as the junior finished with 17 kills for the second consecutive match to go along with a season-high 29 digs. Bliss Brown added 13 kills and 15 digs, while Hannah O'Brien dished out a team-best 17 assists, and Julia Lent made it 16 games in a row with double-digit digs to begin the season, tallying 12. Blankenship contributed 13 assists, two kills, and two service aces in the win.

Torrance Robertson led the Pilgrims with 11 kills, while Krissy Cardello had 20 digs, and Aurora Gutierrez-Macias passed out 17 assists.

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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

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3 Mitchell
2 AT Albertus Magnus
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2 Albertus Magnus
3 VS Mitchell
Sep27

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3 Mitchell
1 AT Curry
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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

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0 Mitchell
3 AT Eastern Conn. St.
Oct19

Final
1 Mitchell
3 AT Elms
Oct22

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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
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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.
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