Box Score
Eastern Conn. 3, Salem State U. 0
25-11, 25-19, 25-17
 
Set-by-set:
Set 1: With Vikings keeping pace early on, down 8-6, the Warriors went on a 14-2 run to put the set away. First-year player Allegra Copeland (Beaumont, CA) had three kills and two blocks in this 14-point stretch, which gave the Warriors a 22-8 lead. Two kills from junior Haley Jo Bridges (Montebello, NY) and a kill from junior Sierra York (Ashford) got Eastern  off to a great start on senior night.

Set 2: The second set was the best the Vikings played, featuring a pair of kills for both Khloe Camblin and Bella Coccia. The Warriors got back-to-back service aces through sophomore Ariah Davis (Raleigh, NC) as part of a four-point run that gave Eastern  a comfortable lead they were able to maintain.

Set 3: The third and final set showed similar patterns throughout the rest of the match, with the Warriors pulling away towards the latter end. First-year player Lauren Mosca (Glastonbury) took advantage of her opportunity, earning all four of her kills in the final set, including a service ace. Junior Maggie Barr (Easthampton, MA) contributed with three kills of her own, helping the Warriors cruise to a three-set win in their final home regular season match of 2025

Key Stats:

• Senior Samantha Blandford (Windham, NH) had two kills and no attack errors, two service aces and five digs
• Senior Liz Squier (Trevor, WI) had three kills and no attack errors, three service aces (first was her 100th in her career), and a team-high nine digs
• Squier's 20 set assists were four more than Salem State's team total
• Eastern dominated at the net, with 16 block assists. Bridges led all players with five in the match

 
Upcoming:
 
The Warriors (12-8, 4-3 LEC) are back in action against the University of Southern Maine (8-22, 1-6 LEC) Saturday at noon for their final Little East Conference match of the regular season, hoping with a win to nail down a first-round LEC tournament home game as a No. 3 or No. 4 seed on Tuesday.
 
Eastern enters the final day of the regular season sharing fourth place in the standings with Western Connecticut State University, both teams a game behind the University of Massachusetts Boston and a game up on Keene State College. Eastern holds the tie-breaker over both Keene State (five-set win) and WestConn (sweep) but will lose a tie-breaker with UMass Boston (five-set loss this past Saturday).
 
On Friday, WestConn visits Keene State and on Saturday, UMass Boston hosts Plymouth State University.
 
 Eastern, Massachusetts Dartmouth, Plymouth State, UMass Boston, WestConn and Keene are all assured spots in the six-team tournament.                                                                -30-