BOSTON, Mass. - Tuesday night was a night of sweeps for UMass Boston Women's Volleyball who improved to 2-0 on the season against Fisher College, taking the match 3-0 in straight sets.

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 3, Fisher College 0

UMass Boston (15-9, 4-3 LEC)
Fisher College (9-21, 0-5 CAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The opening set of Tuesday's match saw both teams get their runs in early. An 8-4 lead for the Beacons evaporated quickly thanks to a 4-0 Fisher run. With her team clinging to a narrow 12-11 run, freshman Paige Coulson took over, racking up three straight kills to kick off a 12-0 UMass Boston run. The streak was interrupted for just a moment before Katie Touhy brought home the point with her fourth kill of the set. 

Her team holding on to another narrow lead, reigning Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Week Livia Trindade continued to be invaluable to the Beacons' attack. The towering hitter ripped off four straight kills to stretch the UMass Boston lead to 15-10. The Falcons were persistent in their attempts to erode the lead, but it Katie Rennie, Trindade, and Touhy adding late kills to spark a 4-1 closeout run.

The third and final set was a back-and-forth affair throughout. The Beacons were not able to put together any runs of more than three points and the Falcons threatened a late comeback, cutting a 20-13 deficit down to 20-18. A host of Fisher College errors set up UMass Boston match point and Trindade shut the door with her 10th kill of the evening.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Coulson led both teams with 12 kills on the night, bringing her up to 145 on the season, good for second most on the team
• Trindade is averaging over nine kills per match in her 13 games played
• Ruby Ackerman and Amelia Devlin combined for 31 assists on the night
• Ally Dean led the team with 12 digs, followed closely by Toni Guerra who racked up 11
• With a win on Saturday, the Beacons would finish the season with nine losses, tied for their fewest in a season since 2016
• The Beacons swept the season series with Fisher, doubling down on their 3-0 sweep at home on September 20

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will finish out their regular season on the road against conference foe Eastern Connecticut State University. With a win they would secure the fourth seed in the LEC tournament and host a playoff game. With a loss they would fall to the fifth seed and would have to travel to Keene State for their playoff game.