CHICOPEE, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus Falcons women's volleyball team dropped its opening Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match to Elms, 3-0 on Thursday evening on the road.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Elms 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
1st Set: Elms 25, Albertus Magnus 14
2nd Set: Elms 26, Albertus Magnus 24
3rd Set: Elms 25, Albertus Magnus 16
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (3-4, 0-1 GNAC) | Elms (1-7, 1-0 GNAC)
HIGHLIGHTS
The Falcons rallied from an early 4-1 deficit in set one before going on an 8-2 run headed by three kills from Majo Pelaez (Armenia, Colombia) to give Albertus the 9-6 lead. With the match tied at 11-11, Elms went on a 14-3 run to close the set, including the final four points to take a 1-0 match lead. During the set-closing run, Sahmiyah Cabrera and Alysha Izquierdo each had three kills for the Blazers.
Albertus found themselves down again to start the second set, going down 15-9. But, a 13-2 run gave the Falcons a 22-17 lead as the Blazers committed seven attack errors to allow Albertus to come back. The Falcons looked poise to tie the match, taking a 24-21 lead on a kill from Colleen Edwards (Clinton, Conn.), but the Blazers staved off set point three times, scoring the final five and taking a 2-0 match lead. All five final points came on kills, two from Quiana Gibbs.
In the third and final set, the Blazers never trailed, taking an 11-4 lead out of the gate. Albertus got within four on two different occasions, but an 8-3 run gave the Blazers breathing room, eventually taking the match.
TEAM LEADERS
Albertus
Majo Pelaez - 6 kills
Alyssa Valentine (Bristol, Conn.) - 10 assists
Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.) - 18 digs
Elizabeth Lynch (Stratford, Conn.), Paula Matheus (Tunja-Boyaca, Colombia), Majo Pelaez - 1 block
Elms
Samiyah Cabrera - 13 kills
Jaylen Holman - 20 assists
Alyssa Moore - 14 digs
Samiyah Cabrera - 6 aces
Francesca Dirienzo - 3 blocks
NOTEWORTHY
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Zdru has now had double digits in digs in six of her first seven matches this season.
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The 21 kills for the Falcons were tied for their lowest amount of the season.
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Elms now leads the all-time series, 11-3 over the Falcons, including their last seven matches.
UP NEXT
The Falcons head to Bard on Saturday, September 16 for a tri-match. They'll play the host team at noon, followed by a rematch against Purchase State.
