BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 14, 2026) – First-years
Lily Russell (Bourne, Mass.) and
Nevaeh Yancey (Dorchester, Mass.) both posted career nights as the UMass Boston Beacons volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 sweep of the Colby-Sawyer Chargers in a non-conference match on Wednesday evening at the Clark Athletic Center.
The Beacons are now 12-7 overall on the year, while the Chargers sit at 8-12.
Russell recorded a career-best eight service aces and Yancey delivered a career-best 12 kills.
Wednesday marked the program's annual Breast Cancer Awareness match.
Set One (25-6, UMB)
Colby-Sawyer registered the first point of the match before a service error sparked an 11-point run for the Beacons that included four service aces by Russell. Following a Chargers kill, the hosts then took the next seven points to extend the lead to 18-2 and never looked back in the 25-6 victory.
Set Two (25-21, UMB)
The Chargers led 8-5 in the early stages of the second set before UMass Boston captured six of the next seven points and a
Mya Perron (Beverly, Mass.) kill made it 11-9 for the time being. Though Colby-Sawyer was able to cut the lead to one on three occasions, Russell came through with consecutive service aces to stretch the lead to 17-13. Perron then helped finish things off with two late kills in the 25-21 win.
Set Three (25-11, UMB)
A kill by
Adele Accelus (Longmeadow, Mass.) gave the Beacons an early 3-2 edge and marked the start of a staggering 14 consecutive points. Yancey tallied three kills during the run and helped open up a 16-2 lead. Colby-Sawyer was unable to get any closer than 10 the rest of the way and
Addie Blomgren (Riverside, Ill.) delivered a kill to clinch the dominant victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
Yancey's 12 kills led the way offensively, while Blomgren added six. For Yancey, the Dorchester, Mass., native also added seven digs and a season-high five service aces.
Blomgren tallied six kills of her own and
Audrey Cofield (Ypsilanti, Mich.) distributed 23 assists throughout the match.
Russell's eight service aces are the most in a match by a UMass Boston player since Toni Guerra recorded eight against Dean on Sept. 18, 2024. They are also the second-most in a single match by any Little East Conference (LEC) player this season.
The Beacons recorded 17 service aces as a team, which is the most in a match since recording 19 against Vermont State Castleton on Oct. 29, 2022.
Cofield and Yancey led the defensive effort with seven digs apiece and Blomgren tallied three total blocks.
UP NEXT:
UMass Boston will host WestConn in LEC action on Saturday, Oct. 17 with first serve slated for 5 p.m. Saturday is the program's annual Cultural Awareness match.
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