WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Eastern Connecticut volleyball (10-5) celebrated its senior class with a four-set win over Clark (4-9), 23-25, 25-18, 29-27, 25-13, on Saturday (Oct. 10).
Emma Robinson led the way for the Eastern offense, finishing with 16 kills and hitting .341. Robinson also tallied 15 digs for her sixth double-double of the season.
Senior
Sierra York finished the night with 10 kills and fellow seniors
Haley Jo Bridges and
Brooke Praskievicz each had nine kills.
The duo of
Sonya Nielsen and
Lauren Lacy guided the offense with Nielsen posting 22 assists and Lacy collecting 18. Both Nielsen and Lacy had nine digs.
Praskievicz also had a double-double, leading the defense with 21 digs, a season-high.
Emerson Conigliaro added 10 digs.
Eastern fell behind early in the first set but mounted a comeback to get within one at 23-22. After the teams traded points, Clark picked up a kill to win the first set.
An early 7-1 run put the Warriors up 10-5 in set two. A 6-0 run a few points later put Eastern up 18-7. Clark tried to climb back in the set but Eastern responded with three-straight points to put any threat to bed.
Se three went back-and-forth with the teams trading runs before Eastern earned set point with a kill by Nielsen at 24-21. Clark would score the next four points to earn set point of their own before Robinson picked up a kill. Clark would earn two more set points but Eastern responded both times. Tied at 27, an error by Clark and a kill by Robinson put Eastern up 2-1 in the match.
Up 7-5 in the fourth, Eastern scored six of the next seven points to jump ahead 13-6. The Warriors then went on a 10-2 run to earn match point. After three points by Clark, Robinson put the ball down for another kill to end the match.
UP NEXT
Eastern will hit the road for a conference matchup with Plymouth State on Saturday (Oct. 17) at 12 p.m.
