LEWISTON, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (7-7, 3-1 GNAC) fell to Bates College (9-1, 1-1 NESCAC), 3-0, Tuesday evening in non-conference women's volleyball action at Underhill Arena. The Bobcats won by scores of 25-14, 25-16, and 25-16.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Saint Joseph's erased an early 5-1 deficit in the opening set, with senior Greta Mackintosh (Plymouth, Mass.) recording three kills as the Monks pulled even at 6-6. SJC remained within a point at 9-8 before Bates used a 10-2 run to take control.
The Monks opened the second set with three consecutive kills and later regained a 6-5 lead on a service ace from sophomore Addison Thomas (London, Ohio). Saint Joseph's stayed within striking distance at 19-15, but the Bobcats scored six of the final seven points to take the set.
SJC held several early leads in the third and tied the score at 9-9 on an ace from sophomore Maddie Garrett (Euless, Texas). Bates answered with five straight points and maintained the lead to complete the sweep.
TEAM STATS:
Bates held the advantage in kills (42-28), assists (40-24), service aces (6-4), digs (47-35), and blocks (7-4) while hitting .351 to Saint Joseph's .046.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Mackintosh led the Monks with nine kills on 31 attempts and added three digs and a block assist.
- Thomas recorded four kills, a team-high seven digs, and a service ace.
- Garrett handed out 11 assists to go with six digs, two service aces, and two kills.
- Senior Kylie Giakoumis (Middletown, N.Y.) contributed four kills on eight attempts for a .250 hitting percentage and added two block assists.
- Senior Larisa Comolli (Nashua, N.H.) collected four kills and two digs.
- Junior Riley Greenley (Newark, Del.) added eight assists and two digs.
- Senior Jessica Christman (Virginia Beach, Va.) posted six digs and four assists.
- Freshman Lindsay Levesque (Arundel, Maine) recorded three block assists.
LEADERS – BATES:
- Anais Reneaum led the Bobcats with 11 kills on 15 attempts for a .667 hitting percentage and added five block assists.
- Malina Young recorded eight kills and a match-high 13 digs.
- Lauren Croom handed out 21 assists and collected 11 digs and two service aces.
- Nora Gilmer contributed seven kills and five block assists.
- Alice Fischer added 15 assists and four digs.
NEXT:
Saint Joseph's hosts Fisher College on Thursday, October 1, at 6:00 PM at the Harold Alfond Center.
