NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus women's volleyball team lost a 3-0 non-conference match to Framingham State on Saturday afternoon at The Nest.
THE BASICS
Framingham State 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
Set 1: Framingham State 25, Albertus Magnus 12
Set 2: Framingham State 25, Albertus Magnus 13
Set 3: Framingham State 25, Albertus Magnus 21
RECORDS
Albertus Magnus (4-7) | Framingham State (10-2)
HIGHLIGHTS
In set one, the Rams jumped out to an 8-4 lead before the Falcons responded with three straight points, including a kill from Joismar Aviles (Hatillo, Puerto Rico). However the Rams went on a 17-5 run the rest of the way, finishing with a .433 attack percentage as they had 14 kills. Colleen Edwards (Clinton, Conn.) had four kills in the set for Albertus.
During the second set, the Rams jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never trailed. Nathalie Wallace (Rocky Hill, Conn.) had two kills for the Falcons. Again, the Rams would finish the set strong, going on a 10-4 run and finishing with a .407 attack percentage.
The Falcons held an early 5-1 lead in set three as Majo Pelaez (Armenia, Colombia) had a kill and Shalese Gordon (Bridgeport, Conn.) had an ace early on. A 12-2 run afterwards by the Rams gave them a 13-8 lead before the Falcons got within two on two separate occassions. Trailing 22-15, the Falcons went on a 6-1 run as Peleaz had three more kills during the stretch. However, the Rams scored the final two points to take the match.
TEAM LEADERS
Albertus
Majo Pelaez - 7 kills
Shalese Gordon - 16 assists
Amanda Zdru (Stratford, Conn.) 13 digs
Shalese Gordon - 2 aces
Paula Matheus (Tunja-Boyaca, Colombia) - 3 blocks
Framingham State
Natalie Reynolds and Hailey Sanders - 13 kills
Stella Bailey - 29 assists
Anneli DiVirgillo - 11 digs
Carly Beaulieu - 3 aces
Four tied - 1 block
NOTEWORTHY
- Zdru now has double digit digs in 10 of 11 games this season.
- It was the first meeting between the two schools.
- Framingham State has now won nine straight
UP NEXT
The Falcons host Johnson and Wales for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match in The Nest on September 26 at 7 p.m.
