NEWTON, Mass. – Suffolk volleyball opened a tri-match at the Lasell Athletic Center with a 3-0 victory over Pratt Saturday afternoon. The sweep came by set scores 25-20, 25-5 and 25-20.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Pratt 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (17-4) | Pratt (5-11)  

SET ONE RECAP (25-20, SUFFOLK)

• Out of a 10-all set, Suffolk went on a 7-1 run to jump ahead 17-11. 
• The Cannoneers caught up with a 7-2 stretch of its own to trim the Rams' lead to one, 19-18. 
• Out of a Suffolk timeout, the blue-and-gold outscore Pratt, 6-2 to seal the set, 25-10. 

SET TWO RECAP (25-5, SUFFOLK)

• The second stanza was all Suffolk as it leapt out to a 15-3 advantage. 
• The Rams limited the Cannoneers to just two points the rest of the way to take the lopsided 25-5 frame. 

SET THREE RECAP (25-20, SUFFOLK)

• Suffolk scored the first 11 points of the set. 
• After see-saw action, the Rams remained in front, 16-6. 
• Five consecutive points turned it into a 21-6 cushion for the blue-and-gold. 
• Pratt battled back with a 14-3 spurt that cut Suffolk's advantage to 24-20. 
• Scott Blanchard used a timeout to calm things down. 
• A Pratt attack error followed out of the Rams' huddle and Suffolk clinched the sweep.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• McKenna Keowen provided 16 kills, four digs, four aces and one block. 
• Sami Shore supplied 10 kills on a .643 attack percentage. 
• Jayla Martinez and Aislinn Lanigan set-up the attack with 15 assists and 13 assists, respectively. 
• Morgan Kelsey contributed 13 digs and six aces.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Pratt met for the first time since 2015 and second time overall. 
• The Rams bested the Cannoneers for the second time in as many meetings to move to 2-0 all-time versus Pratt. 
• Suffolk swept Pratt for the first time. 
• The blue-and-gold battled Pratt under Blanchard's guidance for the first time.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its Saturday action in Newton, Massachusetts versus Lasell at 3:00 p.m.