Franklin, Mass.- After trailing for most of the first set, the visiting UMass Boston women's volleyball team found their stride late and took control of the game, earning a 25-23 win en route to a 3-0 sweep over the Dean College Bulldogs at Pieri Gym on Wednesday night. The battle between the Beacons and the Bulldogs, the first meeting between the two, was a non-league contest. Dean falls to 2-6 on the year, while UMass Boston improves to 7-4. 

Dean controlled the action throughout the majority of the first stanza, leading by as many as six and maintaining a 20-16 lead late in the frame. The visitors stormed back, however, scoring seven of the next eight points and taking control of the game down the stretch to earn a 25-23 hard fought opening set victory. 

In the second set, the Beacons took hold early and never relinquished, racing out to an 18-6 lead and finishing with a 25-13 advantage. 

In the third set, UMass Boston again jumped out to an early advantage, leading 14-4 early in the set. Dean rallied and trimmed the deficit  to 18-10 and later 22-15, but would come no closer, as the Beacons emerged with a 25-15 victory in the final set to take the match 3-0.

Chloe Demaio (Medfield, Mass.) led the Bulldogs with ten points on the night, contributing seven kills, three digs, and a block. Junior Caitlin Cooper (Amherst, N.H.) and first-year Maddy Seymour ( Simsbury, Conn.) both added four kills, while junior Skylar Raskevitz (Easthampton, Mass.) and senior Emily Larouche (Agawam, Mass.) had 16 and 10 digs respectively. Senior Anabella Driscoll (Plymouth, Mass.) added 14 assists and five digs. 

Up next for Dean is a tri-match on Saturday at Salem State, with Salem and Vermont State University Johnson.