
Posted: Sep 06, 2022
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Suffolk fell to No. 10 MIT, 3-0, Tuesday night at the Rockwell Cage. The setback came by set scores 25-21, 25-20 and 25-19.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | MIT 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-2) | MIT (4-0)
SET ONE RECAP (25-21, MIT)
- MIT's early 5-2 advantage grew to a 10-6 lead at the midway point.
- Suffolk played catchup and pulled within one, 12-11. That stretch featured kills by Jess Weber, Alina Nowakowski and McKenna Keowen with an ace from Morgan Kelsey.
- The Engineers scored four in a row to put a safe distance back, 16-11.
- Scott Blanchard used a timeout to calm his team down and the huddle helped as the Rams clawed back and leveled the playing field at 19-all.
- MIT used a timeout of its own to calm down and outscored the blue-and-gold 6-2 to secure the set.
SET TWO RECAP (25-20, MIT)
- In a back-and-forth battle, Suffolk trailed, 9-8.
- MIT scored six straight to put the Rams in a seven-point, 15-8, hole.
- The blue-and-gold attempted to battle back, but were kept at a distance the rest of the way.
SET THREE RECAP (25-19, MIT)
- Suffolk burst out to a 12-4 cushion.
- MIT fought back and outscored the Rams, 13-2, to take a 17-14 lead.
- Momentum proved to be in the Engineers favor and Suffolk never managed to comeback.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Weber led the attack with a 10-kill effort.
- Keowen had an all-around evening with eight kills, seven digs and one assist.
- Grace Cervenka and Nowakowski supplied four kills apiece.
- Kenzley Bell was a defensive force with 19 digs.
- Harmony Johnson registered 23 assists and seven digs.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk competed at MIT for the first time since 1999, second time overall.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes its talents to Mitchell Saturday, Sept. 10 for a trimatch with SUNY Cobleskill. The Rams will first take on the Fighting Tigers at 2 p.m. before battling the host Mariners at 4 p.m.