MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team outlasted Southern New Hampshire University, 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12), on Tuesday evening during a Northeast 10 Conference contest in Stan Spirou Field House.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (4-14, 1-4 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (2-18, 0-5 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Rory Tower (Fountain Hills, Ariz./Desert Mountain), 12 kills, .476 hitting, 7 blocks
- Sophomore Tessa LaFrenier (Narragansett, R.I./North Kingstown/Adelphi), 9 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks
- Sophomore Lillie King (Livermore, Calif./Carondelet), 8 kills, .353 hitting, 7 blocks
- Junior D'Niaya Settles (Ames, Iowa/Ames), 6 kills
- Sophomore Abby Crowley (Westerly, R.I./La Salle Academy), 19 assists
- Senior Ashley Marshall (Escondido, Calif./Escondido Charter), 18 assists
- First-year Sarah Gordon (Dyer, Ind./Marian Catholic), 15 digs
- Junior Anna Daggett (Hinesburg, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 14 digs
- Junior Mahili McKay (Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd), 4 blocks
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Jordyn Carroll, 19 kills, 3 aces
- First-year Lyla Thomas, 14 kills
- First-year Emma Martinez, 40 assists, 13 digs, 4 aces
- Fifth-year Meri Ibrahimi, 13 digs
- First-year Gianna Greenlaw, 10 digs, 4 aces
MATCH FACTS
- Saint Michael's earned its fourth straight win over Southern New Hampshire.
- The Purple Knights' 14 blocks were good for fourth in program history against an NE10 foe, and the most on the road.
- Tower pushed her career block assists total to 122, passing former teammate Dana Welch '26 (121) to take over sixth in program history. She also moved into ninth in overall blocks (160), eclipsing Lindsay Phenix '14 (155).
THE ACTION
- The teams played through nine ties in the first set, when King's kill had Saint Michael's up 15-12, and the visitors later led 19-18 following an attack error. Greenlaw had two aces in a 4-0 response, as the hosts never again led by fewer than two points.
- LaFrenier had a kill and a block during a tie-breaking 5-0 run that put the Purple Knights up 10-5 in the second set, and the lead bulged to 19-11 on a dual block by King and McKay. Carroll's ace drew the Penmen within 21-19, but the visitors scored the final four points, clinching the win on Settles' kill.
- LaFrenier and Tower combined for a block on the opening point of set No. 3, providing Saint Michael's the lead for good. The Purple and Gold led by as many as seven points before fending off a Penmen comeback to 24-22, winning on LaFrenier's kill.
- Thirteen ties featured in the fourth set, when both teams led by as many as three points. The Purple Knights were ahead 20-18, but Thomas had two kills in a 5-1 counter, and she added a hand in the clinching block.
- Four straight attack errors lent Saint Michael's a 5-1 fifth-set lead. The Penmen trimmed the deficit to a single point on three occasions, including 13-12 on sophomore Julia Petersen's kill, but King responded with a kill before serving out the final point to close the victory.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Saturday vs. Southern Connecticut State University, 1 p.m.
- The Purple Knights host their Military Appreciation Match that day.
