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VB Team 26 EAST
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Clark (MA) CLARKU 4-9,0-4 NEWMAC
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Winner Eastern Conn. St. ECSU 10-5,2-1 Little East
Clark (MA) CLARKU
4-9,0-4 NEWMAC
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Final
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Eastern Conn. St. ECSU
10-5,2-1 Little East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Clark (MA) CLARKU 25 18 27 13 (1)
Eastern Conn. St. ECSU 23 25 29 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Wins Opening Set, Edged by Eastern Connecticut

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (4-10) traveled to Eastern Connecticut State (10-5) for a Saturday non-conference contest and took the first set, before falling 3-1 to the Warriors from Geissler Gymnasium.

The Cougars took the first set 25-23, were bested 25-18 in the second, fell 29-27 in the third, and dropped the final set 25-13.

How it Happened
  • The scarlet and white jumped out to a 10-4 lead sparked by kills from senior Winifred Gakidis, junior Isabella Alcott, junior Abigail Venis, and senior Katelyn Williams, while first-year Julia Crockett, senior Julia Dopazo, Venis, and Gakidis all tallied blocks.
  • First-year Addison Link recorded a pair of kills in the middle of the set before a Gakidis kill off a feed from Dopazo pushed Clark's edge to 17-12.
  • Alcott, Gakidis, and Crockett closed the set with kills, including a set-clinching kill from Alcott off a Dopazo assist as the Cougars took the first set 25-23.
  • The Warriors opened the second with a 10-6 lead despite kills from Alcott, Crockett, Gakidis, and Link before Venis added a kill in the middle of the set as they fell behind 18-7.
  • Clark closed the set with three kills from Gakidis, two from Venis, and a pair of service aces from senior Harper Chinn as they dropped the set 25-18.
  • Eastern Connecticut led 12-7 to open the third before Williams tallied three kills over the contests next four points to pull within three.
  • Alcott tallied three kills in the middle of the set before Williams and Crockett made it a 23-21 set in favor of the hosts and after a point from the Warriors, Clark rattled off four unanswered points sparked by a Dopazo service ace as the Cougars led 25-24.
  • The Cougars had a pair of chances to close the set and despite two more Alcott kills, the Warriors were able to close the set with a 29-27 victory.
  • Clark trailed 13-7 to open the fourth set, with Alcott registering two blocks and two kills before tallying two more kills over the remainder of the match as the Warriors closed out the match with a 25-13 win.
Inside the Stats
  • Clark tallied 47 kills, 44 assists, 72 digs, six blocks, and five service aces.
  • Alcott led the squad with 17 kills and added 15 digs.
  • Williams also reached double-digits with 11 kills and tallied 16 digs.
  • Gakidis registered nine kills and two blocks.
  • Dopazo (22) and Harrington (17) led the team in assists.
  • Chinn tied for the team lead with 16 digs.
  • Crockett posted a career-high four blocks.
What's Next
Clark will be back in action on Tuesday night when they welcome Smith to the Kneller for a conference contest beginning at 7:00 p.m.  
 
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