WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (7-1, 1-0 NEWMAC) opened NEWMAC play on Tuesday night with a convincing 3-1 win against WPI (8-0) from Kneller Gymnasium. The Cougars won the first set 25-15, the second set 25-21, fell 25-20 in the third, and won 25-20 in the fourth set to secure the win.

How it Happened

• After falling behind 10-7 early in the first set, junior Claudia Rivera recorded three kills to give Clark a 13-11 edge and the Cougars ended the first frame on a 12-3 run led by kills from sophomores Sheyenne Williams and Sofia Scherrer del Llano from first-year Yvanna Torres as the scarlet and white took the first set 25-15.
• Rivera picked up right where she left off in the second set with a pair of early kills as Clark took a 9-7 lead before Scherrer del Llano added another two kills as the Cougars trailed 20-18 and the scarlet and white ended the frame on a 7-1 run sparked by service aces from Torres and Rivera, a double block from sophomore Camille Flurry and Rivera, and a kill from Flurry to take set two by a 25-21 margin.
• The Cougars got out to an early 10-5 lead in the third sparked by three more Rivera kills, a Torres service ace, and a kill from senior Margarita Perez-Maza and at one point led 17-11 in the frame, but fell 25-20 despite two more kills from Rivera, Williams, and one from Perez-Maza.
• The fourth set was back-and-forth early as the set was tied 13-13 early with four more Rivera kills and the teams traded the next 12 points in what was a 19-19 deadlock in the fourth sparked by a pair of Scherrer del Llano kills assisted by Rivera.
• The Cougars then ended the match on a 6-1 run with kills from Torres, Rivera, a Williams service ace, and a double block from Williams and Flurry to give Clark its first NEWMAC win of the year.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark recorded 46 total kills, 42 assists, and 60 digs in the match.
• Senior Marimo Oka led the way with 15 digs and Torres recorded 11.
• Rivera registered 21 kills and Scherrer del Llano also was in double digits with 10 kills.
• Torres led the team with 31 assists and Flurry had five total blocks.

What's Next

The Cougars will be back in action when they travel to Roger Williams for the RWU Invitational beginning at 11:00 a.m.