MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College women's volleyball team lost to Saint Anselm College, 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 25-14), on Wednesday during Northeast 10 Conference action in Stoutenburgh Gymnasium.
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RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (4-17, 1-7 NE10), Saint Anselm (13-9, 3-5 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Tessa LaFrenier (Narragansett, R.I./North Kingstown/Adelphi), 15 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces, 2 blocks
- Junior D'Niaya Settles (Ames, Iowa/Ames), 8 kills, 5 digs
- Sophomore Lillie King (Livermore, Calif./Carondelet), 6 kills
- Sophomore Rory Tower (Fountain Hills, Ariz./Desert Mountain), 5 kills, 2 blocks
- Senior Grace Almeida (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa), 5 kills
- Sophomore Abby Crowley (Westerly, R.I./La Salle Academy), 18 assists, 5 digs
- Senior Ashley Marshall (Escondido, Calif./Escondido Charter), 14 assists
- Junior Anna Daggett (Hinesburg, Vt./Champlain Valley Union), 13 digs
- First-year Sarah Gordon (Dyer, Ind./Marian Catholic), 12 digs
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Senior Hollyn Frano, 17 kills, .378 hitting, 10 digs
- Senior Sam Pila, 13 kills, 12 digs
- Senior Melis Kocak, 10 kills, 9 digs
- Sophomore Mckenna O'Connell, 38 assists, 8 digs, 6 kills, .500 hitting, 4 blocks
- Senior Madeline Burke, 12 digs, 7 assists
- Senior Miia Dembski, 5 blocks, 3 aces
THE ACTION
- The Purple Knights trimmed a six-point deficit down to 17-15 on LaFrenier's ace before Frano had three kills in a 6-1 response, helping the Hawks pull away.
- Saint Michael's twice led by three points in the second set, but Dembski turned in two kills and two blocks during a 10-1 run that swung the lead into Saint Anselm's favor (22-16), and Frano added two kills down the stretch.
- LaFrenier's two kills and a block keyed a tie-breaking 4-0 run that gave Saint Michael's the lead for good (20-16) in set No. 3, and two late kills from Tower helped the visitors finish the set.
- Kocak dropped kills to bookend a tie-breaking 5-0 run in the fourth set (8-3), and the hosts slowly pushed a 12-9 lead to double figures behind a 10-3 stretch to take control.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MATCH
- Saturday vs. American International College, 12 p.m.
- The Yellow Jackets received votes toward this week's American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll.
- The Purple Knights host Senior Day that day.
