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Clark (MA) CLARKU 11-8,4-3 NEWMAC
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Winner Wellesley WEL 8-6,3-4 NEWMAC
Clark (MA) CLARKU
11-8,4-3 NEWMAC
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Wellesley WEL
8-6,3-4 NEWMAC
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Clark (MA) CLARKU 21 25 23 17 (1)
Wellesley WEL 25 22 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Drops Road NEWMAC Contest at Wellesley

WELLESLEY Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (11-8, 4-3 NEWMAC) traveled to Wellesley (8-6, 3-4 NEWMAC) for a conference contest and dropped the match 3-1 to the Blue on Saturday afternoon from the Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse.

The Cougars fell 25-21 in the first set, took the second set 25-22, dropped the third set 25-23, and were edged 25-17 in the final set.

How it Happened
  • The Cougars jumped out to an early 7-6 lead in the first set led by kills from first-year Isabella Alcott and senior Camille Sterling before the Blue scored four unanswered points.
  • Down 17-11, Clark rattled off four straight points as graduate students Victoria Pastor and Camille Flurry recorded blocks and kills to bring the Cougars within two at 17-15.
  • Pastor and Sterling tallied kills down the stretch in the set, but the Blue pulled away with a 25-21 victory in the first.
  • The scarlet and white led 9-5 in the second set sparked by kills from graduate student Sofia Scherrer del Llano, Pastor, and Flurry as well as service aces from Scherrer del Llano and junior Yumeng Liu.
  • Senior Emily Newman recorded a block and four more kills from Scherrer del Llano extended the advantage to 15-10 and kills from Pastor kept the edge at five at 19-14.
  • Pastor and Scherrer del Llano each registered two kills down the stretch off assists from senior Yvanna Torres and sophomore Julia Dopzazo as Clark took the set 25-22.
  • Clark held an early 8-7 advantage in the third set as Pastor and Dopazo each tallied kills and a service ace from Dopazo.
  • Flurry and Sterling each recorded kills later in the set as Clark led 18-13, but the Blue ended the set on a 12-5 run despite kills from Torres and Pastor as Wellesley won the set 25-23.
  • The Cougars led 8-5 in the fourth set as Sterling and Pastor registered kills and Dopazo collected a service ace.
  • Wellesley rallied to go up 13-9 before Pastor, Alcott, and Sterling each recorded kills to pull Clark back within one at 14-13, but the Blue rallied to win 25-17 in the final set.
Inside the Stats
  • Clark recorded 44 kills, four aces, three blocks, 43 assists, and 65 digs.
  • Pastor led the way with 17 kills and added nine digs.
  • Scherrer del Llano added eight kills and 13 digs.
  • Torres (23) and Dopazo (16) led the squad in assists.
  • Flurry recorded a team-leading three blocks.
  • Liu led the team with 18 digs.
What's Next
Clark will return to the court on Tuesday night when they host Babson in their dig pink game beginning at 7:00 p.m. from the Kneller Gymnasium.
 
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