Volleyball Cruises to 3-0 Victory over Mt. Ida

Newton, Mass. – The Framingham State University volleyball team collected their eleventh straight victory on Tuesday evening with a 3-0 victory against Mount Ida in a non-conference women's volleyball matchup at Mount Ida's Athletic Center.

The Rams won by scores of 25-13, 25-20, and 25-13 to improve to 22-4 on the season, while Mount Ida drops to 3-24.

The Rams were led offensively by freshman Alycia Rackliffe (Feeding Hills, Mass.) who killed seven balls and had two of Framingham's ten service aces.  Sophomore Danielle Girard (Tivoli, N.Y.) chipped in with three aces and served during a 9-0 run in the first set that gave the visitors a 22-10 advantage to blow the game open.

Freshman Kellie Schroeder (North Grafton, Mass.) led the Mustangs with six kills and five digs, while classmate Chenova Markel (Torrington, Conn.) dished out a game-high 13 assists.  Fellow freshman Katelyn Wickert (Chesapeake, Va.) handed out seven assists in the third set.

Game two was a closer affair, with the Mustangs staying within two points at 13-11 and 14-12 before Framingham State scored eight of the next ten points, helped by an ace from freshman Julia Wan (South Deerfield, Mass.).  Wan finished the match with seven digs, four kills and a solo block.

Wan served Framingham to a 7-1 lead in the third set, and they never looked back.  Kills by Rackliffe and Wan closed the game after Sara Malicka (Southington, Conn.) served through the middle of the game and chipped in with six digs.

Hayley Paradis (Hampton, N.H.) had five kills for Mount Ida, as did senior Abbey Fedigan (New Fairfield, Conn.). Sophomore libero Kelcy Koolman (Bedford, N.H.) had a game-high ten digs for Mount Ida.

Girard had eight digs defensively for the Rams, while Andressa Fernandes (Framingham, Mass.) had six kills and five digs.

The Mustangs will play their final Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contests this weekend when they travel to Lasell. Mount Ida will take on the Lasers at 12:00 pm and then play Saint Joseph's (ME) at 2:00.

Framingham State will be at Babson on Saturday for a 1:00 pm non-conference game.

Release courtesy of Mt. Ida Sports Information.