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Callie Cyr
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Winner Adelphi AU 13-9,3-2 NE10
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Saint Anselm SA 11-7,1-3 NE10
Winner
Adelphi AU
13-9,3-2 NE10
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Final
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Saint Anselm SA
11-7,1-3 NE10
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Adelphi AU 25 29 25 25 (3)
Saint Anselm SA 19 31 13 15 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Comes Up Short Against Adelphi

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team fell to Adelphi University, 3-1, on Saturday at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium in a Northeast 10 Conference matchup.
 
Highlights
  • Junior Taylor Lacerda led the Hawks as she matched her career-high of 17 kills, hitting .282, while adding 17.5 points.
  • Sophomore Mckenna O'Connell dished out 37 assists and recorded nine digs.
  • Senior Hollyn Frano came off the bench and recorded her first kill of the season, ending the match with four to go with three service aces and a dig for 7.5 points.
  • Senior Madeline Burke led the Hawks defensively with 21 digs, two service aces, and two assists.
How it Happened
SET 1 | Adelphi opened the match with a four-point run to build an early 4-0 lead. Saint Anselm worked to close the gap, pulling within 18-14 late in the set, but the Panthers maintained their advantage and secured a 25-19 victory. 

SET 2 | Saint Anselm responded in a tightly contested second set that featured 13 ties. The Hawks battled back and forth with Adelphi throughout the frame, eventually extending the set beyond the standard 25 points. With the score tied at 29-29, Saint Anselm earned the final two points to claim a 31-29 win and even the match at one set apiece.

SET 3 | Adelphi regained control in the third set, building an early lead and pulling away as the frame progressed. The Panthers held Saint Anselm to a .138 hitting percentage and closed out the set, 25-13, to move ahead 2-1. Lacerda led the Hawks with four kills in the set.

SET 4 | The Panthers carried that momentum into the fourth set, taking an early lead and gradually widening the margin. Adelphi built a 20-10 advantage before the Hawks found a late scoring push, but the visitors closed out the match with a 25-15 win.

Up Next
The Saint Anselm women's volleyball team (11-7, 1-3 NE10) travels to Rindge, N.H. on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. for a Northeast 10 Conference matchup against Franklin Pierce University (7-11, 2-2 NE10) at the Fieldhouse.

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