NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Albertus Magnus College women's volleyball team dropped a straight-set match to Connecticut College in the Falcons' final non-conference contest of the 2021 season on the road on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Connecticut College 3 | Albertus Magnus 0
SET SCORES: (25-14, 25-8, 25-20)
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (3-21) | Connecticut College (8-10)
BOX SCORE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The Camels struck the ball well in all three sets tonight, hitting .250 in the first, .182 in the second, and .175 in the third.
- The Falcons, on the other hand, were at their best in the third set, attacking to the tune of .111 to just drop a hard-fought 25-20 decision.
- Leading the way for the Albertus offense was Elayna Beutel (Prospect, Conn.), as she finished the evening with a team-best four kills.
- Jaiden Williams (Orange, Conn.) assisted on most of the team's attacks, tallying seven assists on the Falcons' 11 kills.
- Diana Kalman (East Haven, Conn.) had a stellar night defensively, pacing the visitors with nine digs and two total blocks.
- Taina Vargas (Bridgeport, Conn.) & Joismar Avilés (Hatillo, Puerto Rico) ended the night with one ace.
TEAM HIGHS
Albertus:
Elayna Beutel - 4 Kills
Jaiden Williams - 7 Assists
Taina Vargas & Joismar Avilés - 1 Ace
Diana Kalman - 9 Digs
Diana Kalman - 2 Blocks
Connecticut College:
Avery Light - 7 Kills
Natasha Shrivastava - 19 Assists
Emma Wheeler - 5 Aces
Georgia Quesnelle - 8 Digs
Four tied with - 1 Block
NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's match was the third all-time meeting between Albertus and Conn. College.
- With the win tonight, the Camels improve to 3-0 in the all-time series.
- Beutel paces the Falcons this season with 174 kills (2.12 per set).
UP NEXT
The Falcons will wrap up the 2021 campaign on Saturday, Oct. 30, with a road Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tri-match at Emmanuel (Mass.) College. Albertus plays the hosts Saints first at 9 a.m. before challenging Colby-Sawyer College at 1 p.m.
