Posted: Sep 07, 2024
BOSTON – Suffolk women's volleyball pushed its win streak to five as it bested Eastern Connecticut State, 3-1, Saturday afternoon to wrap up a Military Appreciation tri-match at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. The victory came by set scores, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20 and 25-23.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Eastern Connecticut State 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-0) | Eastern Connecticut State (3-2)
SET ONE (25-22, SUFFOLK)
- Eastern Connecticut State sat in front early, 12-7.
- The Rams stormed back with seven straight points to flip the script, 14-12. Jasmine James and Chloe Clement supplied one kill apiece in that run that saw McKenna Keowen serve one ace.
- After the teams traded points Suffolk clung to the advantage, 16-15.
- Eastern Conn. State poured in four unanswered to put the blue-and-gold in a 19-16 hole.
- It was Suffolk's turn to claw back once again and it did with a 4-0 run to go up, 21-20.
- Back-to-back points from the Warriors put the visitors in front, 22-21.
- Suffolk capitalize on an Eastern Conn. State attack error that leveled the playing field before it put the set away thanks to a Jayla Martinez ace, James kill and a block from Sami Shore and James.
SET TWO (25-22, EASTERN CONN STATE)
- This time, Suffolk was up early, 11-8.
- Eastern Connecticut State came back to tie things at 11-all.
- The playing field would level four more times with the last coming at 20-20.
- The Warriors took over from there as they outscored the Rams, 5-1, to win the stanza, 25-21, which evened the match at one set apiece.
SET THREE (25-20, SUFFOLK)
- Trailing 10-9, Suffolk went on a 5-1 spurt to take a 14-11 cushion.
- The Rams remained in front 18-14, before the teams nearly went point-for-point the rest of the way and the early lead paid off for the blue-and-gold.
SET FOUR (25-23, SUFFOLK)
- Suffolk had to battle back once again as the Warriors jumped ahead 6-2.
- The Rams chipped away slowly and tied things at 10-all and against 12-12.
- Eastern Connecticut State would net let go of its advantage and rebuilt a four-point, 18-14, margin.
- The blue-and-gold erased that with four unanswered to make it a new set, at 18-all.
- A back-and-forth affair saw things even at 22 before Maggie Barr sent a kill home to push the visitors ahead, 23-22.
- Shore supplied a set-tying kill before back-to-back Warrior attack errors gave the set to the Rams, 25-23.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Keowen registered a 22-dig, 13-kill double-double with four aces, two blocks and one assist.
- Grace Cervenka added eight kills and five blocks.
- Shore finished with seven kills, five digs, two blocks, two aces and one assist.
- Martinez recorded 24 assists, six digs, two aces and one kill.
- Aislinn Lanigan tallied 15 assists and four digs.
- Morgan Kelsey added 18 digs, three handouts, one ace and one kill.
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk, who is off to its best known start in program history, won its fifth straight contest. The five wins in a row are the most for the blue-and-gold since stringing five victories together Sept. 9-16, 2023.
- Suffolk oved to 2-2 all-time against Eastern Connecticut State.
- The Rams welcomed the Warriors to Boston for the first time.
- It was the first match between Suffolk and Eastern Conn. State to go longer than three sets.
- The Rams are unbeaten, 2-0, versus the Warriors under Scott Blanchard's guidance.
- Shore matched a career-high five digs.
- Keowen had her 17th collegiate double-double, second of the season.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams return to the Ridgeway Building Tuesday, Sept. 10 for a tilt with Salem State at 7:00 p.m.
