Franklin, MA- The Dean College Women's Volleyball was taken down by conference foe Regis College on Tuesday night inside Pieri Gymnasium. With the loss, Dean now falls to 1-10 (0-5 GNAC) on the season, while the Pride improve to 12-7 (6-0 GNAC). 

How it Happened:
-While Regis scored the first point of the match, it would be the Bulldogs gaining the early momentum. First-year Ali Murphy (Middleboro, MA) dunked a misplaced ball by Regis, starting the Dean rally. After strong serves from senior Skylar Raskevitz (Easthampton, MA), Dean would then force three straight errors by Regis. 
-The first set's lead would go back and forth from both sides. Dean managed to hold-on for a vast majority of the match, forcing errors and maintaining a strong presence at the front of the net. However, with Dean up 16-13, Regis would strike for an eight-point rally, eventually taking the 21-16 lead.
-Dean would climb back to cut the lead to three, including a kill by Maddy Seymour (Simsbury, CT). However, Regis would fight back and finish with the first set win by a score of 25-18.
-Set two would be a dominating effort by Regis, sweeping the floor 25-6. Seymour recorded three kills in the set, followed by a kill from Caitlin Cooper (Amherst, NH). 
-The Bulldogs would find some strength in the final set. Dean forced eight different errors by Regis, including several attack errors at the front of the net. Seymour and first-year Mia Cote (Hopedale, MA) would also record kills in the set. However, Regis maintained firm control of the match. They took set three 25-10 and the match 3-0.

Standouts:
-Seymour (6 Kills, 25 Total Attempts, 6 DIGs)
-Cooper (2 Kills, 10 Total Attempts)
-Four Different Players (1 Kill Ea.)
-Raskevitz (10 DIGs)
-Julia Dommel (Beacon Falls, CT) (Service Ace)

Next Up:
-Thursday, October 9th, 6:00PM at Fitchburg State University.

For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu