SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (10-6, 3-3 NEWMAC) to Springfield (11-4, 3-4 NEWMAC) on Tuesday night from Blake Arena.

The Cougars took the first and second set 26-24, fell 17-25 in the third set, and won the last frame 25-23.

How it Happened

• Clark took an early 9-5 lead sparked by three kills from junior Claudia Rivera and extended the lead to 17-14 with three more kills from Rivera and one from senior Margarita Perez Maza.
• After Clark went up 21-17 on a kill from sophomore Victoria Pastor, the match was tied at 24-24 when the Cougars came away with a 26-24 win as a result of two attacking errors.
• The second set was tied 5-5 early with two more kills from Rivera and later in the set the score was 12-14 with another two Rivera kills and the Cougars battled back to within one at 17-18 with kills from senior Bailey Vogel and Perez Maza.
• The scarlet and white tied the score at 19-19 and 23-23 before the Cougars went on a 3-1 run with a service ace from senior Marimo Oka and kills from senior Sophia Torino and sophomore Sofia Scherrer del Llano to win 26-24 again in set two.
• The Cougars fell behind 11-6 in the third set despite three kills from Pastor and ended up falling 25-17 in the frame.
• Clark took an early 9-3 lead in the fourth set as Torino, Rivera, Pastor, and Scherrer del Llano and extended the lead to 17-12 in the set with two kills from Perez Maza.
• The Cougars pushed the advantage to 21-16 later in the frame with another Oka service ace and took the set 25-23 after attacking errors from Springfield ended the contest.

Inside the Box Score

• Rivera led the way with 18 kills for the Cougars.
• Pastor and Scherrer del Llano recorded nine and eight kills respectively.
• Oka registered a team-leading 19 digs.
• Torino dished out 17 assists.
• Clark recorded 47 kills, 47 assists, and 55 digs in the match.

What's Next

The scarlet and white return to action on Thursday night when they welcome Keene State to the Kneller for a non-conference contest beginning at 7:00 p.m.