Box Score KEENE, N.H. – Sydney Johnson put-down a team-high 17 kills and hit .361 to lift Keene State College to a 3-1 Little East Conference win over volleyball Saturday afternoon at Spaulding Gymnasium.
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 1, Keene State College 3
UMass Boston (5-15, 1-5 Little East Conference)
Keene State College (7-12, 4-2 Little East Conference)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Keene State jumped to a commanding lead in the first set and never looked back as they secured a 25-17 decision. The Beacons responded with an impressive comeback in the second frame as they took a 25-20 win to tie the match at 1-1.
From there it was a back-and-forth battle between the longtime rivals, with Keene State earned the advantage in the third (25-22), and in the fourth (25-23) to seal the conference win.
Livia Trindade led all players with a career-high 18 kills and .371 hitting percentage.
Taryn Broughal and
Dylan Wertzberger were just as solid scoring 11 and 10 kills respectively.
Amelia Devlin put-up 45 assists in the tough conference loss, and also had four of the Beacons 11 aces.
At the net the Beacons were impressive scoring one block solo and 8 block assists. Defensively, UMB had a trio finish in double-figures in digs led by
Ally Dean who had 18 put-ups. Devlin posted her second double-double of the year with 12 digs, while
McKayla Geraghty finished with 12 digs as well.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Saturday's loss was the Beacons first in Spaulding Gymnasium since November 10, 2008
- The Beacons are now 20-2 against the Owls since September 26, 2009
- All-time the Beacons are 22-14 against Keene State dating back to 1995
- Trindade is the first Beacon this season to register 18 kills in a match. The season high was 14 by Alyssa Tonnu in the five-set win over Roger Williams
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Amherst College on Tuesday for a 7:30 pm non-conference match.
