WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (13-11, 4-5 NEWMAC) won a critical conference match against Wellesley (8-10, 3-6 NEWMAC) on Tuesday night from the Kneller Gymnasium by a 3-0 margin.

Clark won the first set 25-18, won the second 25-22 in the second, and took the final 25-20.

How it Happened

• The Cougars took an early 13-10 led by kills from sophomore Sofia Scherrer del Llano, junior Claudia Rivera, senior Marimo Oka and sophomore Camille Flurry before the set went back-and-forth as Clark led 19-18 with kills from sophomore Victoria Pastor and Scherrer del Llano.
• Clark then closed the set with six straight points with kills from Flurry and Rivera as they took the first set 25-18.
• The scarlet and white then went up 10-6 early with two more Pastor kills before the Blue tied the set up at 16-16 despite three kills from Rivera.
• The set then got to 20-20 before Clark ended on a 5-2 run with an Oka service ace and a kill from Williams to win the second set 25-22.
• The Cougars also commanded the third set with a 14-6 advantage early with two service aces from first-year Gabi Acevedo Perez, two kills from senior Margarita Perez Maza, and kills from Pastor, Rivera, and Scherrer del Llano.
• Wellesley got to within four at 23-19 despite two more Rivera kills, but the Cougars closed the match out with a kill from Williams and took the set 25-20.

Inside the Box Score

• Rivera led the team with nine kills in the match.
• Perez Maza and Pastor each recorded six kills in the contest.
• Oka recorded 18 digs to lead the team while Acevedo Perez tallied seven.
• Senior Sophia Torino totaled 16 assists while first-year Yvanna Torres dished out 12 helpers.
• The Cougars recorded 35 kills, 29 assists, and 43 digs in the match.

What's Next

The Cougars will end their regular season and host their Senior Day on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Wheaton to the Kneller for a critical NEWMAC match beginning at 1:00 p.m.