WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (12-10) dropped a pair of non-conference matches on Saturday afternoon from the Kneller Gymnasium as they hosted Colby (10-9) and Rivier (15-5). Clark fell 3-1 to Colby and 3-2 to Rivier.

The Cougars fell 25-22 in the first set, won the second set 25-18, and dropped the third and fourth sets by a 25-21 margin. Against Rivier, Clark won the first two sets 25-18 and 25-16, fell 25-10 and 25-12 in the third and fourth frames, and were edged 15-9 in the fifth set.

Colby 3, Clark 1

• Sophomore Victoria Pastor led the scarlet and white with 13 kills in the contest.
• Fellow sophomore Sofia Scherrer del Llano and first-year Camille Flurry also registered double-digit kills with 12 and 11 each.
• Senior Sophia Torino dished out a team-leading 15 assists.
• First-years Emily Newman and Yvanna Torres eached dished out 11 and 10 assists respectively.
• Senior Marimo Oka led the team with 25 digs.
• First-year Gabi Acevedo Perez finished second on the team with nine digs.
• Clark recorded 43 total kills, 41 assists, and 64 digs in the contest.

Rivier 3, Clark 2

• Pastor and senior Margarita Perez Maza each tallied 10 kills.
• Torino led the team with 19 assists and Torres dished out 12.
• Oka recorded 21 digs and Acevedo Perez added 11.
• Flurry recorded three solo blocks and six kills.
• The Cougars recorded 38 kills, 35 assists, and 65 digs in the match.

What's Next

Clark will travel to Emerson for a NEWMAC contest tomorrow afternoon when they play their final road match of the regular season starting at 1:00 p.m.