Volleyball Cruises to Victory at Lesley
Cambridge, Mass. – The Framingham State University women's volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory this evening over Lesley University in non-conference action at the Nicholas Athletics Center. With the win, the Rams improve to 7-5 in the year, while the Lynx fall to 2-8
Framingham State senior Alycia Rackliffe (Feeding Hills, Mass.) led all players with a match-high 17 kills while swinging .351 on 37 attacks on the night. Junior Sarah Leonard (Southborough, Mass.) added eight kills and freshman Alexandra Fish (Lincoln, R.I.) added seven kills and led all players with five aces. Junior Molly Meehan (Quincy, Mass.) and sophomore Mackenzie Whalen (Norton, Mass.) split setting duties with 18 and 13 assists, respectively.
Lesley junior Kaylee Deluga (Dennis, Mass.) powered the Lynx attack with nine kills on a .400 hitting percentage, while classmate Sarah Hollis (Hudson, Mass.) added five kills. Senior Jess Reynolds (Londonderry, N.H.) picked up a match-high 12 digs on defense, while fellow senior Vera Bednar (Helmond, Netherlands) led the team with 17 assists on the offensive side. Freshman Kelsey Dobbins (Henniker, N.H.) finished with five kills.
The first set was tight throughout and the teams were knotted late at 19-19. The Rams would go on to score six of the next eight points to close out the set 25-21 and take a 1-0 match lead. Rackliffe led the way in the set for the visitors with seven kills on a .312 hitting percentage. Deluga paced the hosts with four kills while swinging .500 in the set.
The second set was all Rackliffe and Framingham State. The Rams jumped out early and rolled to a 25-14 set win. Rackliffe once again powered the offense with another seven kills with a .462 hitting percentage. Leonard chipped in with four kills.
Holding a 16-12 lead in the third set, the Rams went on a 9-2 streak to close out the set and the match with a 25-14 third set win. Rackliffe was the main cog once again in the set, finishing with three kills while Leonard, Fish, and Meehan each added one.
The Rams are back in action on Saturday morning at Westfield State at 11 a.m.
Release courtesy of LU Sports Informaiton