BOSTON – Suffolk volleyball saw its five-match win streak come to an end Tuesday night as the Rams fell to Wentworth in Commonwealth Coast Conference play, 3-0, at Tansey Gymnasium. The loss came via set scores 26-24, 25-16 and 25-15.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Wentworth 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (13-6, 1-3 CCC) | Wentworth (10-7, 3-1 CCC)  

SET ONE RECAP (26-24, WENTWORTH)

• Things remained close early on with WIT out in front by one, 8-7. 
• The Leopards leaped ahead from there, 18-11. 
• The Rams rallied behind a 7-1 run to cut the deficit back to one, 19-18. 
• Wentworth rattled off three straight points before Suffolk responded with four points in a row of its own to level the playing field at 22-all. 
• Out of a WIT timeout, back-to-back attack errors by the host gave the blue-and-gold the advantage, 24-22. 
• The Leopards managed to figure things out and scored four consecutive points to flip the script and take the frame.   

SET TWO RECAP (25-16, WENTWORTH)

• Suffolk worked its way out of a 9-3 hole and pulled within one, 12-11, thanks to an 8-3 stretch. 
• Wentworth outscored the Rams, 8-2, to make things lopsided, 21-12. 
• The blue-and-gold aimed to battled back and put together a 4-1 spurt to come within striking distance, 21-15. 
• The Leopards scored the final four points to lock up the set.  

SET THREE RECAP (25-15, WENTWORTH)

• Suffolk trailed at the midway point, 15-10. 
• Wentworth put together six straight points to force the Rams into a timeout, 21-10. 
• Points were traded the rest of the way and the Leopards' early cushion provided to be the difference. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• McKenna Keowen supplied eight kills, three aces, two digs and one block. 
• Jasmine James registered five kills and one block. 
• Alina Nowakowski added five kills and three blocks. 
• Harmony Johnson recorded 21 assists and three digs. 
• Kenzley Bell tallied 18 digs, two assists and one ace. 

POST-MATCH PIC
  

COMING UP
Suffolk takes its talents to New Paltz, New York this weekend for the Hawks Invitational. The Rams will face Misericordia (Oct. 7), SUNY New Paltz (Oct. 8) and Manhattanville (Oct. 8).