Volleyball Sweeps Tri-Match with Mount Holyoke and SUNY Cobleskill

South Hadley, Mass.  – The Framingham State University volleyball team broke into the win column with a pair of victories today defeating host Mount Holyoke 3-2 before closing the day with a 3-1 victory over SUNY Cobleskill in a non-conference tri-match.

THE BASICS:

- Scores:         Framingham State 3, Mount Holyoke 2
                        Framingham State 3, SUNY Cobleskill 1

- Records:      Framingham State (2-3), Mount Holyoke (1-3), SUNY Cobleskill (0-6)

- Location:     Howard Gymnasium – South Hadley, Mass.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Match 1 -

• In the opener, the Rams took the first two sets 25-11 and 25-13 before Mount Holyoke took the third and fourth 25-19 and 25-9.  The Rams regrouped and took the fifth set 16-14 to secure the victory.
• Hailey Sanders paced the Rams on the attack with 11 kills on 23 attempts to go along with three blocks, while Valerie Sullivan added 10 kills.
• Isabel Henwood led the defensive effort with 24 defensive digs, while Morgan Failla finished with 18 digs, 33 assists and eight kills.
• Anna Szymanski recorded eight kills and eight digs and Brandee Thomas added seven kills and 15 digs.

Match 2 -

• In their second match, the Rams once again took the first two sets 25-19 and 25-15 before Cobleskill rallied for a 25-19 victory in the third.  The Rams regrouped and edged Cobleskill 25-23 in the fourth to secure the victory.
• Sanders once again paced the Rams on the attack with 16 kills and five blocks, while Sullivan finished with 11 kills and four digs.
• Thomas finished the second match with 10 kills and 18 digs, while Failla had a solid match with 41 assists and eight digs.
• Henwood chipped in with 20 digs, while Hayley Gaskin added 16.

UP NEXT:

The Rams are back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to MCLA for their MASCAC opener beginning at 7 pm.