MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team fell on Saturday to Northeast-10 opponent Adelphi by a 3-1 Final (25-23, 18-25. 19-25, and 17-25).
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm will host conference opponent Saint Michael's on Tuesday October 22nd with a 7:00PM tipoff.
Score: Saint Anselm 0, Adelphi 3
Records: Saint Anselm (6-11, 0-3 NE10); Adelphi (14-7, 4-1 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Stoutenburgh Gymnasium)
Date: Saturday, October 19th, 2024
Attendance: 125
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- In the first set the Hawks would come out on fire taking an early 7-3 advantage off of a kill and service ace from Hollyn Frano (Cave Creek, Ariz.) and kills from Taylor Lacerda (Franklin, Mass.) and Melis Kocak (East Greenwich, R.I.). The Panthers would bring the set within one with kills from Delaney Kiendra and Macarty McQueen. In the middle of the set the Hawks would go on a 6-1 run with Abigail Macalaguim (Chula Vista, Calif) and Sam Pila (Melbourne, Australia) joining the kill stat line. Adelphi would continue to respond capitalizing off of Hawks errors and strong swings bringing the score to 15-18 in favor of the Hawks. The finale of the set would be an exchange of points but a final kill from Kocak would secure the Hawks victory.
- In the second set of play the Panthers would take an advantage, 6-3, behind a pair of kills from Kiendra. Lacerda would become the spark for the Hawks going on a 3-0 run of her own with a service ace and kill, in compliment to the run Frano would tie the set at 8s with another kill. In the middle of the set Adelphi would take the 16-12 advantage with three kills and a service ace, forcing Saint Anselm into a timeout. Unable to provide a response, the Hawks would fall to the Panthers 25-18.
- Adelphi would come out hot in the third set taking a quick 5-1 lead off of a powerful offensive attack. Frano would tab the first offensive score for the Hawks breaking up the Panthers run with a kill, followed by another Lacerda kill. Saint Anselm would later go on an 8-2 run behind a pair of service aces from Lacerda and another kill from Frano putting the Hawks even with Adelphi. Adelphi strung together a 5-0 run giving them a 5-point advantage behind a pair of kills and blocking from Kalena Rickets and Emilia Cascapera. The final stand from Saint Anselm would come from Kocak & Lacerda, each tabbing one more kill before the Panthers would take the set 25-19.
- The fourth set would begin with another Panthers quick lead as they would go on to take an 8-3 advantage behind a huge offensive strike, tabbing five kills. Adelphi would continue to lay on the pressure pushing their lead to 15-5. Frano would go on to score the next four points for Saint Anselm bringing the score to 19-9. The Hawks would make their final push going on a five-point run with Lacerda tabbing another kill and Jada Burdier (Haverhill, Mass.) registering a service ace. Mackenzie Casey would finalize the Adelphi dub, with a strong swing putting the final score at 25-17.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Frano led the offensive attack for the Hawks finishing with 14 kills, 11 digs and two service aces.
- Macalaguim filled the stats for the team tabbing 32 assists, 7 digs, two service aces and four kills.
- Defensively, Madeline Burke (Lake George, N.Y.) led the way tallying 12 total digs and three assists.
- As a team, Saint Anselm finished the match with 41 kills, 59 digs, and 11 service aces.
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