WELLESLEY, Mass. – Eastern Connecticut Volleyball (9-5) dropped a non-conference matchup at Wellesley (10-4) on Friday (Oct. 9), 25-18, 19-25, 26-24, 25-14.
Senior
Brooke Praskievicz led Eastern on offense with nine kills, followed by six from
Emma Robinson.
Lauren Lacy had the most assists for Eastern with 12.
On defense,
Emerson Conigliaro led the way with 22 digs. Robinson had nine digs with Lacy and Sarah Eldridge each collecting eight.
The Warriors had a 14-5 advantage at the service line with Robinson and Lacy each finishing with four aces and Conigliaro picking up three.
While the Warriors led in aces and digs (63-60), Wellesley held a strong advantage at the net with an 11-3 advantage in blocks.
With the first set tied at seven, Wellesley took control of the set with a 9-2 run to go up 16-9. Eastern would pull within three at 17-14 but that was the closest the Warriors would get the rest of the set.
Eastern scored the first six points of the second set with three aces coming from Robinson during the run. Back-to-back aces from Conigliaro pushed the lead to 16-7. Wellesley tried to climb back into the set but Praskievicz picked up a kill and
Haley Jo Bridges and
Maya Wynn combined for a block to end the set.
A back-and-forth third set saw the set tied at 23 after a kill by Praskievicz. Wellesley scored the next point to earn set point, but Bridges fought it off with a kill. Wellesley scored the next two points to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
The Warriors led early in the fourth, taking a 7-4 lead and the set was tied 9-9 before Wellesley went on a big run. Eastern ended a 5-0 run and was trailing 14-10 before Wellesley closed out the match on an 11-4 run.
UP NEXT
Eastern will return home for a match on Saturday (Oct. 10) when the Warriors host Clark at 2 p.m. Eastern will celebrate its five seniors after the match.
