Newton, Mass.-Lasell College won and swept their first home
volleyball match of the season tonight, 3-0, against neighboring
Regis College. The Lasers are now standing at an 8-20 slate
overall, while the Pride hold a 7-21 record.
Lasell went ahead 3-0 on the opening possession of the game,
including a service ace by Liz Nichols
(Southington, Conn.) to start the game. The Pride retaliated
to take their first lead of the contest at 4-3 before
Danielle Drapeau (Biddeford, ME) attacked from the
outside to even the score. After trading side out's for the next
few points, Nichols had two big kills for Lasell to give them
control of the board once again. Lasell held onto that lead
for the rest of the first set, winning 25-21.
Lasell went up 4-0 in the second game by taking advantage of Pride
errors. After Regis tied things up at 5-all, Lasell went on a
six point run to produce a significant 11-5 edge. Regis
brought things back within two points at 14-12 off two downed balls
by Lauren Ross (Dracut, Mass.), but Lasell responded with a couple
of aces by Meghan Crozier (Ballston Spa, NY) to
keep distance between them.
Regis inched their way back in again later in the set, closing in
on a one-point deficit at 20-19. However, Eileen
Barrett (Ludlow, Mass.) set down line shot to send Lasell
on a six-point run which ended the set 25-19 in favor of the
Lasers.
Regis took their first lead since the starting set with a 4-3
advantage early on in the third game. Lasell did not allow
that to last long though as they pulled back into the lead and kept
hold for the remainder of the contest. With a final score of 25-19,
Lasell swept the Pride 3-0 in the match.
Crozier dictated a strong Lasell offense utilizing her hitters
well to create prime opportunities. The sophomore setter finished
the match with 24 assists. Senior, libero Amanda
Major (Southbury, Conn.) also had a nice showing for
Lasell with 14 digs in defense. Drapeau and Crozier each
tallied ten digs in the back court also.
Lasell's main offensive threat was Drapeau in the middle, good for
13 kills on the night and a .265 attack percentage, while her
opposite, Nichols, added eight more attacks for the Lasers.
Caitlin Luquet (Walnut Creek, CA) did a fine job as the Pride's
primary setter, earning 19 assists in the contest. Ross led
the Pride with nine kills, but outside hitter Domingas Gomes
(Brockton, Mass.) was a close second on the team with seven.
Amanda Hoyt (Madison, NH) produced the game-best 16 digs in
the contest.
Lasell plays in a GNAC tri-match on Saturday, October 24th at
Simmons College with St. Joseph's College of Connecticut.
Lasell's final regular season game will be held at home on
Saturday, October 31st at 10:00 a.m. against GNAC defending
champions Rivier College.
Janice Coppolino
Director of Sports Information
Lasell College
1844 Commonwealth Ave.
Newton, MA 02466
617-243-2232
LASERS SWEEP PRIDE
Posted: Oct 23, 2009