KEENE, N.H. – The Clark University volleyball team (4-4, 1-0 NEWMAC) won their second straight game with a 3-0 win over Keene State (1-5) on Thursday night from Spaulding Gymnasium.

The Cougars won the first set 25-19, the second set 25-17, and the third set 25-17.

How It Happened

• Clark opened the match with an 8-2 lead sparked by two kills from senior Cameron Gill and a service ace from junior Camille Flurry.
• The advantage was pushed to 14-5 with a pair of kills coming from junior Sheyenne Williams with assists going to graduate student Margarita Perez Maza and a later service ace from senior Claudia Rivera gave Clark an 18-9 edge.
• After the Owls made it a 21-18 first set, Rivera and a pair of attacking errors helped the Cougars prevail 25-19 in the first set.
• The Cougars opened the second set with an 8-4 advantage sparked by attacking errors on the Owls and kills from senior Sofia Scherrer del Llano and Rivera.
• The Owls battled back to tie the second set at 10-10, but the Cougars went on a 7-1 run led by a pair of service aces from sophomore Yvanna Torres and assists from Torres to junior Victoria Pastor and Gill to go up 17-11.
• Clark closed out the set with three kills from Pastor and Rivera as the Cougars took the second set 25-17.
• The Cougars scored the first five points of the third set with kills from Flurry, Torres, Gill, and Pastor before the Owls tied the set at 10-10.
• Clark then went on an 8-2 run as Scherrer del Llano and Rivera each registered three kills to give them an 18-12 edge.
• The Cougars ended the match with kills from Scherrer del Llano and Rivera and a Gill service ace gave Clark a 25-17 win in the set.

Inside the Stats

• Clark recorded 39 kills, dished out 37 assists, and recorded 50 digs.
• Rivera led the team with 12 kills.
• Pastor tallied nine kills.
• Perez Maza dished out a team-leading 15 assists and Torres registered 14 helpers.
• Graduate student Marimo Oka led the way with 14 digs.  

What's Next

The Cougars will take the court again on Saturday when they host a tri-match against Elmira (11:00 a.m.) and WNE (3:00 p.m.) from the Kneller Gymnasium.