WALTHAM, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team lost to nationally-regarded Bentley University, 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-19), on Saturday in the Dana Center. The Falcons, who remain in first place in the Northeast 10 Conference, received votes toward this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (4-16, 1-6 NE10), Bentley (19-6, 8-0 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Tessa LaFrenier (Narragansett, R.I./North Kingstown/Adelphi), 13 kills
- Sophomore Rory Tower (Fountain Hills, Ariz./Desert Mountain), 4 kills, .444 hitting, 4 blocks
- Senior Grace Almeida (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa), 4 kills, 2 blocks
- Sophomore Lillie King (Livermore, Calif./Carondelet), 4 kills
- Sophomore Abby Crowley (Westerly, R.I./La Salle Academy), 11 assists, 3 aces
- First-year Sarah Gordon (Dyer, Ind./Marian Catholic), 11 digs
- Senior Emily Winefield (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack), 7 digs
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Junior Sophia Poehlein, 14 kills, .542 hitting
- Senior Elena Coban, 9 kills, .615 hitting, 3 aces, 3 blocks
- Senior Elliet Manning, 17 assists
- Senior Lauren Hallas, 16 assists, 7 digs, 4 aces, 3 blocks
- Senior Sofia Zingariello, 13 digs
MATCH FACTS
- Tower tied Justine Fletcher '09 for eighth in program history in career total blocks (164).
THE ACTION
- LaFrenier had two kills by the time the teams were tied at 7-7 in the opening set, but sophomore Lulu Pavan notched two kills in a 5-1 Falcon run, and the lead later grew to 24-15. Three straight Crowley aces later cut the deficit to five before Pavan and junior Julia Kleinle combined on a winning block.
- An early 5-0 run put Bentley in control at 6-1 during the second set, and the hosts' lead never again shrunk to fewer than three points.
- Nine ties featured in set No. 3, when Saint Michael's twice led by three points and forged a late 18-18 tie thanks to back-to-back kills from LaFrenier. However, Poehlein dropped a kill for the next point to spark a clinching 7-1 run.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Tuesday at Saint Anselm College, 6:30 p.m.
