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Rocco attacks ball in volleyball match
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Winner Saint Anselm SA 12-7,2-3 NE10
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Franklin Pierce FPU 7-12,2-4 NE10
Winner
Saint Anselm SA
12-7,2-3 NE10
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Final
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Franklin Pierce FPU
7-12,2-4 NE10
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Saint Anselm SA 23 26 25 22 15 (3)
Franklin Pierce FPU 25 24 21 25 5 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Outlasts Franklin Pierce in Five-Set Thriller

RINDGE, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's volleyball team earned a five-set Northeast 10 Conference victory over Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday evening at The Fieldhouse. The Hawks defeated the Ravens by a 3-2 score, taking the match by set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-21, 22-25, and 15-5.

Highlights

  • Sophomore Etta Rocco posted 10 kills with just one error on 16 attacks, recording a team-best .563 hitting percentage. She added a team-high five block assists and three digs.
  • Junior Taylor Lacerda led the Hawks with 17 kills, hitting at a .224 clip.
  • Senior Miia Dembski added 11 at a .235 percentage, adding three blocks, one solo block, and one ace.
  • Senior Madeline Burke paced the defensive effort with 39 digs, while classmate Sam Pila contributed 24. Burke's 39 digs sit atop the NE10 as the most in a match this season, and ranks second in the program record book for digs in a five-set match.
  • Sophomore Mckenna O'Connell recorded a double-double with 46 assists and 15 digs to go along with three service aces.
  • Saint Anselm's 108 team digs are the most in a match this season among NE10 teams.
  • The Hawks swept the season series with tonight's win following a four-set victory at home in non-conference action back on Sept. 29. Saint Anselm now holds a 23-21 all-time record against the Ravens over 44 total matches. Saint Anselm has also won 12 of the last 13 meetings, including the last four in a row.

How it Happened

SET 1: Franklin Pierce claimed the opening set by a 25-23 score. The Ravens recorded 13 kills to Saint Anselm's 10, taking a 1-0 lead in the match.

SET 2: Saint Anselm responded in the second set, edging Franklin Pierce by a 26-24 margin. The Hawks recorded 16 kills in the frame and evened the match at one set apiece.

SET 3: The Hawks took control of the match with a 25-21 win in the third set. Saint Anselm recorded 13 kills while limiting the Ravens to 11, moving ahead 2-1.

SET 4: Franklin Pierce kept the match alive by taking the fourth set, 25-22. The Ravens recorded 16 kills in the frame to force a decisive fifth set.

SET 5: Saint Anselm delivered a dominant performance in the deciding set, earning a 15-5 victory to secure the conference win. The Hawks recorded seven kills while limiting Franklin Pierce to just one kill and forcing five attack errors.

Up Next

Saint Anselm (12-7, 2-3 NE10) returns to Stoutenburgh Gymnasium on Saturday, Oct. 24, hosting Bentley University (16-6, 5-0 NE10) in an NE10 matchup. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. as the Hawks host their annual Dig Pink Match. The Hawks and Falcons matched up in a non-conference clash in Waltham, Mass. on Sept. 26, with Bentley coming away with a 3-1 win.


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