BEVERLY, Mass. - Endicott's Elyse Barbour (Greenville, R.I.) had eight kills on just 11 swings with no errors (.727) as the Gulls cruised past visiting Regis College, 3-0, in The Commonwealth Coast Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday night in Beverly, Mass. Endicott posted set scores of 25-15, 25-11 and 25-14 to advance to Thursday's semifinal action against Roger Williams University, who defeated the Univ. of New England by the score of 3-0.
The Gulls jumped out to a 10-5 lead early on in game one behind the strength of Steph Wiese (Higganum, Conn.) and Brittany Phillips (Sudbury, Mass.). The Pride hung close before a Mollie Postma (Everett, Wash.) service run turned a five point lead (16-11) into a nine point Endicott cushion (20-11). The lead proved to be plenty as the Gulls coasted to a 25-15 opening set victory.
Barbour did a majority of her damage in the night's second game, as the sophomore middle had four kills on just five swings to help Endicott take the set, 25-11. The Gulls swung at a .357 clip in game number two and received standout defense from freshman Ashley Norley (Sudbury, Mass.) and her nine digs.
A well-rounded effort in game three sealed the Endicott win as six different players notched at least one kill in the final game for the Gulls. Amy Grigg (Vernon, Conn.) had four kills and an assisted block in the night's final set, while freshman Falyn Torelli (Pelham, N.Y.) notched five kills and four digs.
Along with Barbour, junior Brittany Phillips had eight digs with just one error on 18 attempts while Amy Grigg finished the night with six kills. Freshman Jackie Gardner (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) notched four kills and a block while Norley finished with a game-high 13 digs. Ally Murphy (Gilford, N.H.) had 19 assists while Postma finished with 11.
Regis was led by Domingas Gomes (Brockton, Mass.) and her five kill effort. Lauren Ross (Dracut, Mass.) also scored five kills for the Pride while Lilian Silva (Chelsea, Mass.) registered 11 digs. Caitlin Luquet (Walnut Creek, Calif.) dished out 13 assists in the setback. Regis closes out its season at 8-26 overall.
Endicott (19-15) returns to action on Thursday night as the top-seeded Gulls will host fourth-seeded Roger Williams University at 7:00 p.m. The Hawks handed the Gulls their only TCCC loss of the year on September 19th at a Western New England College hosted tri-match. The showdown between EC and RWU will air live on Endicott All-Access beginning at 6:55 p.m. Endicott LiveStats will also be available during the match.