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Jim Stankiewicz
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St. Anselm SA 12-12,4-5 NE10
3
Winner American Int'l AIC 17-6,7-2 NE10
St. Anselm SA
12-12,4-5 NE10
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Final
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American Int'l AIC
17-6,7-2 NE10
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
St. Anselm SA 14 21 18 (0)
American Int'l AIC 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Drops NE10 Quarterfinals Matchup at No. 3 American Int’l

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The No. 6-seeded Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team had its season come to an end at Henry A. Butova Gymnasium on Tuesday, falling in three sets against the No. 3-seeded American International College in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast 10 Conference Championship tournament.
 
American Int'l 3, Saint Anselm 0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-18)
 
Highlights
  • Sophomore Taylor Lacerda recorded a team-best seven kills with two digs, while freshman Peyton Elward had her third consecutive game without an attacking error, tallying six kills on a .429 efficiency mark with a service ace.
  • The Hawks fell in their fifth straight game to the Yellow Jackets, dropping to 10-34 all-time against AIC.
  • Junior Madeline Burke led the team with 10 digs while adding four assists and an ace. Freshman Mckenna O'Connell recorded a team-high 23 assists to go with four digs, two kills, and a solo block.
How it Happened
 
SET 1 | The first four points of the set went to American Int'l as they started the match on a roll, carrying their momentum to an impressive .467 attack percentage with 16 kills in the set as the Yellow Jackets took the first, 25-14.
 
SET 2 | AIC kicked off the second set with an ace, but the Hawks had their kills falling, going back-and-forth with the Yellow Jackets as they trailed by just one, 13-12, with seven kills and no attack errors by Saint Anselm. Junior Miia Dembski's third kill of the set, followed by an ace from Burke, tied the score at 14-14, but an 11-7 run by AIC ended the set and gave them a 2-0 match lead, 25-21.
 
SET 3 | The Hawks fell behind early, 4-1, but a kill from freshman Etta Rocco and three from Elward put Saint Anselm in front 8-7. The Yellow Jackets went on another run to take a three-point lead, 13-10, but Saint Anselm responded again, this time with four consecutive kills, two from Lacerda, and two from Elward, to make the score 15-14 in favor of the Hawks. After an AIC timeout, the Yellow Jackets scored the next four points and ended the match on an 11-3 run, winning the frame, 25-18.
 
Up Next
Saint Anselm women's volleyball (12-13, 4-5 NE10) closes out its 2025 season and will be back on the court next fall for the Hawks' 2026 campaign.

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