PHOTO CREDIT: Dylan VonderHaar '26
STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (5-7, 2-1 GNAC) showed plenty of resilience but ultimately suffered a 3-2 (21-25, 25-16, 25-16, 15-25, 16-14) defeat at the hands of Lasell University (8-1, 1-0 GNAC) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's volleyball match on Mike McDevitt Court at the Harold Alfond Center on Thursday night.
After opening the match with a 25-21 first-set triumph, the Monks endured a pair of 25-16 set losses but managed to force a deciding fifth set with a dominant 25-15 win in the fourth. St. Joe's posted a stellar .364 attack rate with 15 kills – including nine from Victoria Briones (El Paso, Texas) and Maggie Sylvester (Barrington, N.H.) combined – and only three errors in 33 attempts.
The fifth set featured three tie scores and a pair of lead changes, and the Lasers held a 14-9 lead before the Monks rattled off five unanswered points – including a pair of Kailyn Chamberlin (Gilmanton, N.H.) service aces – to extend play. Unfortunately for the Royal Blue, the late surge ended with an attack error and a service ace from Lasell sophomore Maddie Caro (Chula Vista, Calif.).
TEAM STATS:
Lasell held the lead in kills (54-50), assists (46-43), aces (10-9), and digs (71-68) while both teams notched three blocks on the evening.
LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:
- Briones belted a career-high 17 kills on 38 attempts with a .289 attack rate, four assists, two aces, and 11 digs
- Sylvester added 10 kills, three digs, and a pair of block assists
- Sophomore Nadia Sixto (Chattanooga, Tenn.) contributed seven kills, six digs, and a block solo
- Junior Hanna Webster (Alvin, Texas) notched six kills and six digs with a pair of block assists
- Freshman Jessica Christman (Virginia Beach, Va.) posted four service aces and five digs
- Chamberlin chipped in with three kills, 25 assists, two aces, and 10 digs
LEADERS – LASELL:
- McKenna McCool (Loomis, Calif.) posted a .423 attack rate with 13 kills and two errors on 26 attempts along with seven digs
- Morgan Bogli (Vernon, Conn.) notched a .429 attack percentage with 13 kills and one miscue on 28 attacks
- Tori Scrambray (Brea, Calif.) added 11 kills and eight digs
- Sydney Katz (Ridgefield, Conn.) notched 34 assists and six digs
- Caro delivered three aces and 23 digs
- Emily VanHouten (Rockaway, N.J.) posted five kills and 11 digs
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
Saint Joseph's is now 5-14 all-time versus Lasell University with three consecutive losses at the hands of the Lasers.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will play at Regis College on Tuesday in a GNAC match slated to start at 7:00 PM.
