Fitchburg, MA- The Dean College Women's Volleyball team was bested by Fitchburg State University on Thursday evening by a final score of 0-3. With the loss, Dean now falls to 1-11 (0-5 GNAC), while the Falcons pick up their first win of the season (1-15 (0-2 MASCAC)).
How it Happened:
-The Falcons would open the scoring on four straight points, all of which generated by Dean errors. However, the Bulldogs would quickly fight back. Sophomore
Maddy Seymour (Simsbury, CT) notched her first kill of the match, followed by two errors by the Falcons.
Olivia Mackinnon (Plymouth, MA) also recorded her first kill of the match.
-Fitchburg State would begin to pull away in the first set, eventually reaching a 14-7 lead. Dean retaliated slowly, forcing more errors on the other side. Then, the Bulldogs turned the tide. Seymour would drop-in another kill, followed by three straight service aces. After Seymour's efforts, the difference was just three points.
-Dean continued to fight back, scoring a kill from
Caitlin Cooper (Amherst, NH) and service ace from
Skylar Raskevitz (Easthampton, MA). Eventually, the Bulldogs made it just a one point set, 24-23. However, with the set on th line, a costly service error gave Fitchburg the set win, 25-23.
-Fitchburg would go on to win set two by a score of 25-19. Dean would record 12 errors in the set, but didn't go down without a fight. The Bulldogs also scored 11 total kills, including three more from Seymour and several from
Valeria Cabezas (Nevarre, FL).
-Down 0-2 now in the match, the Bulldogs came out swinging in the third set. They forced an error to open the set, followed by yet another kill by Seymour. The Bulldogs went on a run, eventually extending their set lead to 12-6. However, errors continued to haunt the Bulldogs, as Fitchburg clawed their way back and took the lead. Fitchburg State would eventually go to win the third set by a score of 25-15 and the match 3-0.
Standouts:
-Seymour (11 Kills, 3 Service Aces, 29 Total Attempts, 16 DIGs)
-Cabezas (4 Kills, 15 Total Attempts)
-Cooper (3 Kills, 15 Total Attempts)
-Raskevitz (10 DIGs)
Next Up:
-Saturday, October 11th, Tri-Match Vs. University of Saint Joseph (11:00AM) & Emmanuel College (1:00PM) (Played @ USJ / GNAC Contests)
For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu
