Gulls grind out five-set victory over Colby-Sawyer
October 5, 2010
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New London, N.H. – The Endicott women’s volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Colby-Sawyer College 3-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) action on Tuesday evening. The Blue and Green improved to 14-6 (6-1 TCCC) while the Chargers dipped to 10-8 overall, 4-2 in conference play.
Colby-Sawyer led wire to wire in taking set one 25-18, but Endicott rebounded with a 25-21 win in the second. The Chargers trailed 11-6 in set three before exploding for a 9-1 run en route to the 25-22 victory. The Gulls did not give up as they won sets four and five, 25-18 and 15-6, respectively.
Endicott had three players reach double-figure kill totals, led by 16 from senior \#Brittany Phillips\# (Sudbury, Mass.) who also added 26 digs. Sophomore \#Falyn Torelli\# (Pelham, N.Y.) recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs while junior \#Elyse Barbour\# (Greenville, R.I.) added 10 kills of her own.
Defensively, sophomore libero \#Ashley Norley\# (Sudbury, Mass.) had a team-best and season-high 31 digs. Junior setter \#Sarah Allshouse\# (Berthoud, Colo.) contributed with 40 set assists and 16 digs and senior \#Amy Grigg\# (Vernon, Conn.) was a force at the net with eight kills, six solo blocks and three assisted blocks in the win.
Colby-Sawyer was led with 21 kills by senior Michelle Doody (Franklin, Mass.) who also added 23 digs for the Chargers. Freshman Emilee McBride (Strafford, N.H.) recorded a career-high 10 kills for the home team. Freshman libero Ally Le-Bruno (Medfield, Mass.) led all players with 37 digs. Freshman Courtney O’Hara (Mystic, Conn.) nearly earned a double-double with nine kills and 15 digs.
The Gulls have now won three straight matches heading into the La Verne Invitational. Endicott will face off against some of the top volleyball talent in the nation starting with a pair of games against the University of California-Santa Cruz and Schreiner University on Friday, October 8 starting at 9:00 am. Colby-Sawyer will compete in a tri-match on Saturday starting at noon against Keene State following by a match against Brandeis University.
New London, N.H. – The Endicott women’s volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Colby-Sawyer College 3-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) action on Tuesday evening. The Blue and Green improved to 14-6 (6-1 TCCC) while the Chargers dipped to 10-8 overall, 4-2 in conference play.
Colby-Sawyer led wire to wire in taking set one 25-18, but Endicott rebounded with a 25-21 win in the second. The Chargers trailed 11-6 in set three before exploding for a 9-1 run en route to the 25-22 victory. The Gulls did not give up as they won sets four and five, 25-18 and 15-6, respectively.
Endicott had three players reach double-figure kill totals, led by 16 from senior \#Brittany Phillips\# (Sudbury, Mass.) who also added 26 digs. Sophomore \#Falyn Torelli\# (Pelham, N.Y.) recorded a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs while junior \#Elyse Barbour\# (Greenville, R.I.) added 10 kills of her own.
Defensively, sophomore libero \#Ashley Norley\# (Sudbury, Mass.) had a team-best and season-high 31 digs. Junior setter \#Sarah Allshouse\# (Berthoud, Colo.) contributed with 40 set assists and 16 digs and senior \#Amy Grigg\# (Vernon, Conn.) was a force at the net with eight kills, six solo blocks and three assisted blocks in the win.
Colby-Sawyer was led with 21 kills by senior Michelle Doody (Franklin, Mass.) who also added 23 digs for the Chargers. Freshman Emilee McBride (Strafford, N.H.) recorded a career-high 10 kills for the home team. Freshman libero Ally Le-Bruno (Medfield, Mass.) led all players with 37 digs. Freshman Courtney O’Hara (Mystic, Conn.) nearly earned a double-double with nine kills and 15 digs.
The Gulls have now won three straight matches heading into the La Verne Invitational. Endicott will face off against some of the top volleyball talent in the nation starting with a pair of games against the University of California-Santa Cruz and Schreiner University on Friday, October 8 starting at 9:00 am. Colby-Sawyer will compete in a tri-match on Saturday starting at noon against Keene State following by a match against Brandeis University.