NEW LONDON, Conn.- The Dean College Bulldogs women's volleyball squad dropped a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup the Colby-Sawyer Chargers on Friday night, falling 3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-21). 

The Bulldogs too the opening set 25-23, racing out of the gate to a promising start. Tied at 22, Dean took three of the final four points, capped by a service ace from junior Skylar Raskevitz (Easthampton, Mass.) to take the game. The Chargers responded, taking the next two sets by comfortable margins to wrestle back control of the match. The fourth and final set was a tightly contested battle, with the Bulldogs closing a 23-17 gap to 24-21, but eventually running out of time in the 25-21 defeat.

First-year Maddy Seymour (Simbsbury, Conn.) led the Bulldogs with 11 kills and six digs. Senior Emily Larouche (Agawam, Mass.) registered four kills and nine digs, while senior Janai Price (Providence, R.I.) added a team high 21 digs. Raskevitz had 14 digs of her own, and senior Anabella Driscoll (Plymoith, Mass.) provided 17 assists.

Dean (7-11 overall, 3-4 GNAC) is back in action on Wednesday for a GNAC battle with Rivier at 7:00 p.m. at home at in Pieri Gym.