WENHAM, Mass. – The New England College Women's Volleyball pulled away down the stretch to pick up their first win of the year, as they defeat Bard College 3-1, Friday evening at Gordon College.

  
THE BASICS 
Score: New England College 3, Bard College 1

Records: Pilgrims (1-1) | Raptors (0-2) 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

In the first two sets, neither team was able to pull away, as New England College had the largest lead of seven points (17-12) in the first set. NEC would come away with the first set 27-25. Bard would return the favor, as they won the second set, by the same score, 27-25.

The Raptors would begin the third set on a run, as they quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Following a Pilgrims' timeout, NEC would take their first lead of the set at 10-9, and then run away with the set, 25-16.

The fourth set was all 'Grims. New England College ran out to an 8-0 lead, but that quickly ballooned to 20-4. Bard would make things interesting, as they claimed nine of 13 points, but a kill from Shirita Wimberly ended the Raptors' hopes. NEC took the fourth set 25-14, winning the match 3-1.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Tatiana Sampson paced both sides with 11 kills, while Amber Thi was right behind her with nine.
• Kenzie Barron led NEC with 16 assists and five aces, while Tihani Ehia recorded 14 assists.
• Wimberly and Jaycie Kodama were solid defensively, with 25 and 23 digs respectively.
• NEC now leads the all-time series 1-0

UP NEXT 

• NEC vs MIT at Gordon College, Saturday, September 4, 3:00 pm
• Bard vs MIT at Gordon College, Saturday, September 4, 11:00 am