Women's Volleyball Drops Pair Of Non-Conference Tilts

Dyer finishes with a combined ten kills for the Green and Gold

Worcester, MA: Fitchburg State dropped a pair of non-conference matches to the Cougars of Clark University and the University of Hartford Hawks by the scores of 3-0 and 3-0 this afternoon in a tri-match, hosted by Clark University.

THE BASICS:

- Date: 9/14/24

- Score: Fitchburg State 0, Clark 3 (14-25, 22-25, 14-25)

- Records: Fitchburg State (0-4, 0-0 MASCAC), Clark 4-3. 0-0 NEWMAC)

- Score: Fitchburg State 0, Hartford 3 (27-29, 12-25, 20-25)

- Records: Fitchburg State (0-5, 0-0 MASCAC), Hartford (3-4, 0-0 CNE)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Match One:

-  Fitchburg State was paced by senior Sariah Dyer (Raynham, MA), with a team-leading four kills, while sophomore setter Mia Vestal (Wilmington, MA) finished with a team best eight assists. Defensively for the Green and Gold senior outside hitter Samantha Mirra (Burlington, MA) led the way with nine digs.

- For the Cougars, graduate student Victoria Pastor (Guaynabo, PR) led the way on the attack, finishing with a match best 12 kills, while senior Emily Newman (River Edge, NJ) dealt out a team leading 19 assists. Defensively, Newman and junior Yumeng Liu (Beijing, Shi) collected eight digs each.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  This morning's contest marked the ninth meeting between the two teams on the volleyball court with the Falcons 2-7 all-time when taking on the Cougars

-  Kills: Fitchburg State 16, Clark 38

-  Assists: Fitchburg State 41, Clark 25

-  Digs: Fitchburg State 37, Clark 40

- Service Aces: Fitchburg State 2, Clark 16

Match Two:

-  The Green and Gold were led offensively by Dyer and junior Stephanie Sardella (Billerica, MA) with a team best six kills each, while Vestal led the team in assists with 12. Defensively for the Falcons Mirra tacked on ten digs.

- For Hartford, newcomer Tiffany Mendez (Bay Shore, NY) racked up a match leading 17 kills, while junior Kylee Connally (Dallas, TX) notched a team best 23 assists. The Hawks defense was paced by Mendez and sophomore Jordan Murphy (East Hampton, CT) finished with 11 digs apiece.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  This afternoon's contest marked the first ever meeting between the two teams on the volleyball court with the Falcons 0-1 all-time when taking on the Hawks

-  Kills: Fitchburg State 21, Hartford 46

-  Assists: Fitchburg State 20, Hartford 44

-  Digs: Fitchburg State 31, Hartford 44

-  Service Aces: Fitchburg State 6, Hartford 21

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Emmanuel to take on the Saints for a non-conference clash, starting at 7:00PM.

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