WELLESLEY, Mass. – The Clark University volleyball team (4-12, 0-7 NEWMAC) traveled to Wellesley (12-5, 4-3 NEWMAC) and were bested in three sets by the Blue on Saturday afternoon from Dorothy Towne Fieldhouse.
The Cougars fell 25-19 in the first, dropped the second set 25-21, and were bested 25-19 in the final set.
How it Happened
- The scarlet and white trailed 8-7 as junior Isabella Alcott tallied a pair of kills, senior Julia Dopazo, senior Harper Chinn and Hannah Harrington registered service aces, and junior Abigail Venis before first-year Addison Link and Alcott also recorded points to tie the set at 10-10.
- Wellesley went on an 8-2 run despite kills from senior Katelyn Williams and Link before first-year Julia Crockett registered a kill and block to make it 18-14 in favor of the Blue.
- Over the remainder of the set, Alcott and Chinn combined for four points as Wellesley took the first set 25-19.
- The teams opened the second set 9-9 as Alcott registered a kill before Alcott recorded a service ace to give them a 10-9 edge.
- Venis, Alcott, and Williams all tallied kills over the remainder of the set as the Blue registered a 25-21 victory in the second.
- Wellesley took an 11-4 lead to open the third despite a service ace from Williams and a Venis kill and in the middle of the set Dopazo also registered a service ace.
- Venis, Alcott, senior Winifred Gakidis, and Link all recorded kills over the remainder of the match as the scarlet and white fell 25-19.
Inside the Stats
- Clark tallied 24 kills, 21 assists, 37 digs, one block, and 11 service aces.
- Alcott led the team with 12 kills and added seven digs.
- Dopazo (11) and Harrington (5) led the squad in assists.
- Chinn (9) and Williams (9) tied for the team lead in digs.
- Venis (4), Williams (3), and Link (3) ranked second and tied for third in kills.
What's Next
The Cougars will return to action on Tuesday night when they travel to Wheaton for a conference contest beginning at 7:00 p.m.
