WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Eastern Connecticut State volleyball (12-7) closed out its non-conference schedule with a 3-0 win over Nichols (5-17), 25-19, 25-19, 25-20, in Geissler Gymnasium on Wednesday (Oc.t 28).
Haley Jo Bridges led the offense for Eastern, finishing with 10 kills and hitting .533.
Emma Robinson was second on the team with six kills and
Brooke Praskievicz added five.
Sonya Nielsen collected 12 assists and
Lauren Lacy finished with 10 assists and a team-high 15 digs for a double-double.
Emerson Conigliaro added 12 digs on the night.
At the service line, Eastern collected 11 aces with
Samantha Melillo picking up three. Conigliaro and Nielsen each added two.
Eastern took an early 6-2 lead in the first and back-to-back service aces by
Samantha Melillo and a kill from Robinson made the score 11-6. Kills by Praskievicz and Robinson kickstarted 6-0 run that pushed Eastern's lead to 21-12. That run ended with another ace from Melillo. Nichols pulled back within five at 24-19 before a service error by the Bison ended set one.
The Warriors built a 14-10 lead after kills by Bridges and Wynn but Nichols would climb back into the set taking an 18-17 lead. After the Bison scored to tie the set at 19, Easter responded with back-to-back points to force a timeout. The Warriors came back out on the court and scored the next four points with kills from Robinson and Bridges ending the set.
Nichols held an early lead in the third set but the Warriors turned a 7-6 deficit into a 12-7 lead after a 6-0 run that featured two kills from Passwater and an ace from Nielsen. The Warriors maintained the lead with Nichols getting within three a couple times but a kill by
Genna Hyde and ace from
Lauren Mosca ended the match.
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Eastern will return to Little East play when the Warriors hit the road to take on UMass Boston on Saturday (Oct. 31).
