WALTHAM, Mass. – A total team effort lifted volleyball to a 3-0 non-conference win over Brandeis University Tuesday evening at Red Auerbach Arena.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 3, Brandeis University 0
UMass Boston (7-8)
Brandeis University (5-12)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The two teams went point-for-point in the opening stanza, with the Beacons earning the tight victory thanks to a kills by
Emilia Czapiewska (Saint Paul, Minn.) and
Marcelle Tiscareno (El Paso, Texas). Czapiewska made it 26-25 in favor of the Beacons, with Tiscareno closing out the set on a thunderous kill to earn the 27-25 win.
UMB rolled in the second set on their way to a 25-19 victory. In the third set, the Beacons had to rally around the midway point. Trailing by as many as five points, the Beacons rallied and sealed the win with a quick 4-1 run to earn the 25-22 decision.
Czapiewska, Tiscareno and
Aleks Qose (Athens, Greece) each recorded 10 or more kills in the win, with the Minnesota native leading the trio with 13 put downs. Czapiewska also posted a .333 hitting percentage, while
Taryn Broughal (Branford, Conn.) led all hitters with a .500 clip as she ended the night with eight kills.
Carsen Komminsk (Worthington, Ohio) had her most consistent match of the season, tallying 38 assists. The setter, who is quickly moving into a tie for second in program history in assists, also had two of the team's eight aces.
Ally Dean led the defense with 14 digs, while at the net Broughal posted a team-high three block assists.
BY THE NUMBERS
- All-time the Beacons are 9-12 against Brandeis, having won eight straight going back to 2010
- As a team the Beacons hit .229, while holding Brandeis to just a .063 hitting percentage
- Komminsk now needs 81 assists to move into a tie for second in program history (1,862)
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Rhode Island College on Thursday for a 7 p.m. conference match.
