THE BASICS
Score: Dean College 3, Fitchburg State 0 (25-15, 25-8, 25-22) 
Records: Dean College (12-13, 3-3 NECC), Fitchburg State (1-19) 
Location: Parkinson Gym, Fitchburg, Mass.
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM

THE LEAD:

Playing their second match in as many nights, the Dean College Bulldogs controlled play from the start and avenged last night's heartbreaking loss, defeating the Fitchburg State Falcons 3-0 on Thursday night at Parkinson Gym in Fitchburg, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Tied at 11 in the opening set, Dean scored 14 of the next 18 points to cruise to a 25-15 win.  Two kills from Aminah Tsonga (Plainville, Conn.) and one each from Paola Gonzalez (Southbridge, Mass.) and Melanie Rios-Nevarez (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) highlighted the Bulldogs run.

The visiting Bulldogs raced out to a 14-2 lead in set two and never looked back, winning 25-8.  Kaitlyn Anderson (Clinton, Conn.) punctuated the victory with a set-ending kill.

A 3-3 tie quickly turned into an 11-3 Bulldog lead in the final set, as Dean closed in on a match victory.  A late run from the Falcons narrowed a 24-18 gap to two, but Dean held on for the victory after a Fitchburg attack error and won the match 3-0.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Tsonga led the visitors with 11 kills.  She also added 12 digs for a double-double. Rios-Nevarez had her own double-double, handing out 15 assists and adding 15 digs. Sami Mulcahy (Taunton, Mass.) and Samantha Trullo (Chelmsford, Mass.) both added double digit digs, notching 17 and 13 respectively. 

UP NEXT:

Dean wraps up their regular season on Saturday at Southern Vermont at 5:30 p.m. The Bulldogs will wait to learn about potential USCAA tournament seeding.  Seeding will be released next Tuesday.