GAME OVERVIEW:

Dudley, Mass.-- The Lesley Women's Volleyball team dropped both matches in the Nichols College tri-match against the Bisons and Southern Vermont College in two 3-0 decisions.  With the loss, Lesley slips to 1-4 overall.  

VS SOUTHERN VERMONT

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• The Mountaineers swept the Lynx in 3 sets with scores of 25-16, 25-15, and 25-18.
• Freshman Maile Counts let the Lynx with 8 kills, 7 assists, 4 service aces, and 6 digs, while sophomore Tallin Goldberg served up 8 assists in the match.
• SVC opened the first set on a 8-2 run and force a Lynx timeout. Merceidiz Diaz sparked Lesley out of the quick break with a kill, but the Mountaineers extended their margin 12-6 off two Lynx errors.  
• Lesley was never able to get within five points the rest of the match for a SVC set one win.
• A couple points from Counts and a kill from Cassidy Wygonik gave Lesley an early 7-5 lead to open the second set.  
• A big 11-2 run from SVC in middle of the set gave them all they needed to claim the 25-15 win.
• Lesley took an early 5-4 lead in the final set, but another 11-1 run from the Mountaineers a 15-6 lead, en route to the match victory in 3 sets.

VS NICHOLS 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE:

• In the night cap, the Lynx fell in three straight sets to the Bisons 25-21,25-12, and 25-29.
• The Lynx were led by Cassidy Wygonik and Teresa Imbsweiler with 6 kills a piece, and Maile Counts who tallied 13 assists and 7 digs.
• An attack error by the Bisons evened the score a 8-8, and the two teams battled back and forth points exchanging the lead.
• A quick 3 points by the Bison to make it 18-15 sparked the momentum needed and never let the Lynx even the score again the remainder of the set.
• The Bisons opened up the second set on an 11-2 run and never looked back for a 25-12 set two win.
• The final set saw similar action to the second with Nichol's starting on a 9-2 run. 
• Lelsey was only able to get within 6 points of the Bisons on two separate occassions but couldn't string any runs together.

UP NEXT:

Lesley travels to Salem State on Monday September 15th with a 7pm match time.