Women's Volleyball Swept by Simmons and Norwich at Road Tri-Match

Photo Credit: Kayla Gosselin
Photo Credit: Kayla Gosselin

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The Albertus Magnus College women's volleyball team suffered straight-set losses to both Simmons University and Norwich University at a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tri-match hosted by the Cadets in Northfield, Vt. on Saturday.

THE BASICS
MATCH 1 FINAL: Simmons 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
MATCH 2 FINAL: Norwich 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (7-14, 0-5) | Simmons (13-6, 7-1) | Norwich (11-7, 4-2)
MATCH 1 BOX | MATCH 2 BOX


MATCH 1 VS. SIMMONS
Set One: Simmons 25 | Albertus Magnus 8
Set Two: Simmons 25 | Albertus Magnus 11
Set Three: Simmons 25 | Albertus Magnus 15

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• The Sharks owned a .506 hitting percentage in the opening match, compared to Albertus' mark of .100.
Maria Vazquez (Hamden, Conn.) led the Falcons' offense with six of the team's 16 kills.
Jaiden Williams (Orange, Conn.) was at the center of the attack with 13 assists.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Jesselle Guzman (El Paso, Texas) paced Albertus with 10 digs.
• Guzman also had four kills to finish second on the team.

TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
Maria Vazquez – 6 Kills
Jaiden Williams – 13 Assists
Diana Kalman and Jaiden Williams – 1 Ace
Jesselle Guzman – 10 Digs
Diana Kalman and Peyton Davis (North Haven, Conn.) – 1 Block

Simmons:
• Morgan Weeg – 16 Kills
• Faith Gray-Williams – 32 Assists
• Amanda Fortune and Megan Rice – 4 Aces
• Sydney Iannantuono – 8 Digs
• Krissy Lloyd, Amanda Fortune, and Megan Rice – 1 Block


MATCH 2 VS. NORWICH
Set One: Norwich 25 | Albertus Magnus 17
Set Two: Norwich 25 | Albertus Magnus 18
Set Three: Norwich 25 | Albertus Magnus 14

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• The second match of the day was similar to the first, as Norwich outhit Albertus, .284-to-.083.
Diana Kalman (Naugatuck, Conn.) and Ashley David (West Islip, N.Y.) paced the Falcons with five kills.
• Williams again had another stellar passing effort, this time recording 18 assists on Albertus' 19 kills.
• Guzman again led the team with 12 digs, while Vazquez had eight digs, and David had seven.
• Guzman also paced the Falcons' offense with a .364 hitting percentage on 11 swings.

TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
Diana Kalman and Ashley David – 5 Kills
Jaiden Williams – 18 Assists
Maria Vazquez – 2 Aces
Jesselle Guzman – 12 Digs
Diana Kalman and Jesselle Guzman – 1 Block

Norwich:
• Michele Zummo – 18 Kills
• Sarah Farnum – 36 Assists
• Brionna Julia Schroeder – 3 Aces
• Brianna Dawson – 15 Digs
• Marissa Perrotti and Michele Zummo – 2 Blocks


UP NEXT
Albertus Magnus women's volleyball challenges No. 17 nationally-ranked Johnson & Wales University (R.I.) in its next contest on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. in Providence, R.I.