WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (13-12, 4-6 NEWMAC) fell to Wheaton (15-10, 3-7 NEWMAC) on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day from the Kneller Gymnasium by a 3-2 margin.

Prior to the match, seniors Sophia Torino, Marimo Oka, Bailey Vogel, and Margarita Perez Maza were honored for their contributions to the program.

Clark fell 25-19 in the first set, won the second 25-16, won the third 27-25, and fell 25-22 in the fourth and lost 15-10 in the clinching fifth set.

How it Happened

• The Cougars took an early 10-8 lead thanks to a pair of kills from Perez Maza, and one from sophomores Victoria Pastor and Sheyenne Williams before the Lyons fought back to lead 19-18 despite two more kills from Perez before Wheaton took the first set 25-19.
• Clark led 8-6 early in the second set with kills from sophomores Camille Flurry and Sofia Scherrer del Llano before pushing the lead to 16-12 with two more kills from Scherrer del Llano.
• The Cougars ended the set on a 9-4 run with two more kills from Perez Maza and one from Flurry and Williams to win 25-16 in the second.
• The third set was even at 10-10 after Torino registered two early service aces and four team kills and the Cougars went up 22-19 off a Scherrer del Llano kill and Clark came out on top 27-25 in the third with Flurry recording a kill and a block on the final two points.
• In the fourth, the teams were tied 11-11 led by two kills from Pastor and extended the lead to 15-12 before Wheaton ended the set on a 13-7 run and fell 25-22 in the set.
• The teams went back-and-forth at the beginning of the fifth set and the match was tied 5-5 with two kills from junior Claudia Rivera, but Wheaton came away with a 15-10 win in the final set.

Inside the Box Score

• Rivera led the team with 14 kills in the contest.
• Scherrer del Llano recorded 11 kills in the match.
• Pastor and Perez Maza each tallied nine kills.
• Oka recorded 24 digs to lead the team.
• Torino dished out 29 assists while first-year Yvanna Torres dished out 17 helpers.
• The Cougars recorded 53 kills, 50 assists, and 75 digs in the match.

What's Next

The Cougars will enter the NEWMAC Tournament as the No. 6 seed and will travel to No. 3 Coast Guard for a match on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.