WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – The Castleton University women's volleyball team was able to end a string of 13 straight set wins by Eastern Connecticut State University with a late comeback in the third set, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Warriors from completing a perfect abbreviated season in the Little East Conference Friday evening at Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium.  Set scorers were 25-9, 25-15, 24-26, 25-8.

After winning the first two sets, Eastern (5-0, 5-0 LEC) was outscored 10-1 by Castleton (0-5, 0-5 LEC) to end the third set game in losing for the first time after 13 straight set wins. The Warriors won 15 of 18 sets during the season, sweeping three straight matches after edging Keene State College, 3-2, in the opener March 28.

Sophomore Paula Perez (Caguas, PR) set a four-set record with ten service aces, serving four straight late in the second set and serving four in a span of five straight Eastern points late in the third set. After her fourth service ace in that run, the Spartans reeled off a 10-1 run that secured the third-set win. Senior Meghan Zawatsky  served three straight service aces to tie the third set, 24-24, and junior Madison Hamelink  and sophomore Lizzie Goodrich closed it out with kills.

For Eastern, senior Alaetra Long (Lincoln, NE) had ten kills and junior Anna Barry (Andover) had seven kills on ten attempts without an error to help Eastern attack at better than .400 in the first and last sets. Junior setter Meg Verizzi (Lebanon) had 34 assists and 22 digs for the Warriors.

Goodrich led Castleton with nine kills and junior Jessica Trudeau  had six kills and 15 digs. Zawatsky handled 30 receptions without an error and chipped in 11 digs, while senior Bre MacDuff collected 18 assists.