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Kristina Cardello
1
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 3-9, 0-0 LEC
3
Winner New England Col. NEW ENGL 5-6, 1-1 GNAC
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
3-9, 0-0 LEC
1
Final
3
New England Col. NEW ENGL
5-6, 1-1 GNAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 21 25 20 23 (1)
New England Col. NEW ENGL 25 20 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women’s Volleyball Takes Down Southern Maine in Four-Set Battle

HENNIKER, N.H. – The New England College women's volleyball team won a closely contested matchup in four sets against the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies on Tuesday at Bridges Gymnasium in Henniker, New Hampshire.  

THE BASICS 
Score: University of Southern Maine: 1, New England College: 3 (21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 23-25) 
Records: Huskies: 3-9, 0-0 LEC | Pilgrims 5-6, 1-1 GNAC 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The Pilgrims got off to a hot start with three straight points with the help of two kills from junior outside hitter Lily-Anne Heywood (Derry, N.H.), who got four of her five total kills in the first set. 
  • The NEC went up 24-14 in the first set when a rally was started by attack errors to push the Huskies back within three points in the set. 
  • The third set went back-and-forth with the biggest lead reaching seven midways throughout the set with six aces from the Pilgrims. 
  • The biggest run for the Pilgrims was an 11-point rally as junior defensive specialist Kristina Cardello (Peabody, Mass.) recorded two of her three aces in the fourth set to go from down 4-1 to going up 12-4. NEC ended up taking the third set by a scored of 25-20 to go up two sets to one.
  • The fourth set was close all the way to the end, with the 'Grims managing to pull out the narrow 25-23 win. Sophomore right-side hitter Maeve Amarosa (Madbury, N.H.) recorded two kills in the fourth set to help push the Pilgrims to victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS 
  • Senior outside hitter Savannah Pilialoha (Waipahu, Hawaii) recorded a team-high 11 kills in the win. 
  • The Pilgrims recorded 11 service aces in the victory to push the team's season total to 98. 

UP NEXT 

  • NEC is back on the court on Saturday when they host a tri-match with visiting Lasell University and Anna Maria College. The Pilgrims take on Lasell at 11 PM and follow it up with Anna Maria at 3 PM. 
  • USM plays their next game at Eastern Connecticut State University to compete in a tri-match on Saturday with matchups against the Warriors and the SUNY Maritime Privateers at noon and 2 PM. 

For continuing coverage of New England College Athletics, visit athletics.nec.edu and follow the Pilgrims on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. 

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