WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Eastern Connecticut State volleyball (11-7, 3-3 Little East) suffered a 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-20) defeat to UMass Dartmouth (13-7, 6-1 Little East) in Geissler Gymnasium on Saturday (Oct. 24).
The Warriors were led on offense with seven kills by both
Haley Jo Bridges and
Brooke Praskievicz.
Lauren Lacy paced the offense with 14 assists. With her first kill in the match, Bridges reached 500-career kills.
On defense,
Emerson Conigliaro and
Emma Robinson each had a team-high 10 digs.
UMass Dartmouth's .375 hitting percentage was the highest by an Eastern opponent this season. The Warriors hit just .030 in the contest.
The Corsairs took control of the first set with a 6-0 run after Eastern had pulled within one at 8-7. After three-straight points from Eastern, UMass Dartmouth would score 10 of the next 12 points to pull away.
UMass Dartmouth jumped out to a 15-6 lead in set two and a 4-0 run later in the set gave UMD set point at 24-11. Eastern scored two points but an error ended the set.
The third set was back-and-forth with a kill from Praskievicz and ace from Sarah Eldridge giving the Warriors a 12-10 lead. The Corsairs used a 5-1 run to take the lead but Eastern tied it up with a kill from Bridges and an ace from Praskievicz. Later in the set, another kill from Praskievicz tied the score at 17 but a 5-1 run by UMD ended the chance for Eastern to force a fourth set.
UP NEXT
Eastern remains at home for a midweek contest against Nichols on Wednesday (Oct. 28) at 6 p.m.
