BOSTON, Mass. (Oct. 17, 2026) – The UMass Boston Beacons volleyball team (13-7, 4-0 LEC) swept the WestConn Wolves (4-15, 1-4 LEC) by a score of 3-0 in Little East action on Saturday at the Clark Athletic Center and extended their winning streak to six.
Set One (25-11, UMB)
UMass Boston won 11 of the first 14 points of the match including three early kills from
Mya Perron (Beverly, Mass.). From there, WestConn was unable to get any closer than six the rest of the way and the Beacons captured the final six points in the 25-11 victory.
Set Two (25-19, UMB)
The Beacons held a 9-6 lead in the early going before
Adele Accelus (Longmeadow, Mass.) delivered a kill to spark a five-point run and a 14-6 advantage. Following consecutive service aces from
Addie Blomgren (Riverside, Ill.), the hosts led 23-10, but WestConn did not go quietly and trimmed the deficit to five at 24-19.
Paige Coulson (Marriottsville, Md.) then clinched the 25-19 win with a kill and gave the Beacons a two-set lead.
Set Three (25-16, UMB)
Head coach
Stacy Cheney's team took six of the first seven points and later held a 10-6 edge prior to kills from Accelus and Perron as part of five consecutive points that stretched the lead to nine at 15-6. The Wolves cut the deficit to six at 22-16 before the Beacons won the final three points including kills by Coulson and
Noemie Eugene (North Attleboro, Mass.) to finish the sweep.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
Perron (12 kills) led a balanced attack offensively that also featured nine from Coulson, seven from Accelus and six by Blomgren.
Audrey Cofield (Ypsilanti, Mich.) distributed 20 assists in the match and
Kaitlyn Leberstien (Wilmington, Del.) tallied 14 of her own and the Beacons hit .352 as a team. Cofield notched her ninth double-double of the season with 10 digs.
Coulson added seven digs and a season-high five service aces, while Blomgren recorded three aces of her own and four total blocks.
Elsewhere for the Beacons,
Ashlee Wudi (Brookfield, Ill.) tallied double-digit digs for the sixth time in her last seven matches with 11.
UMass Boston has now posted two different winning streaks of four plus matches this season.
UP NEXT:
The Beacons will host UMass Dartmouth in a crucial LEC showdown on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at the Clark Athletic Center with first serve set for 6 p.m. Wednesday's match pits the final two teams that remain unbeaten in conference play.
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