KEENE, N.H. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's volleyball team traveled to Keene, N.H. on Saturday for a tri-match against Little East Conference opponent Keene State and non-conference foe Wellesley College. The Huskies were defeated three sets to none in each of their two matches.
 
Game One
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 4-18 (0-6 LEC)
Keene State: 9-13 (3-4 LEC)
 
Series History:
Keene State now has a 22-6 lead in the all-time series between the two schools.
 
How It Happened:

• Keene State overcame a 16-13 deficit with six straight points to take the lead and carried that momentum to a 25-19 win in the first set.
• The Huskies rallied back from 16-8 to tie the set at 17-17 and eventually took a 22-21 lead before the Owls closed out the set with four consecutive points to win 25-22.
• The Owls never trailed in the third set and won 25-16 to sweep the match.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Keene State recorded 35 kills in the match led by 10 from Molly Wetherbee and nine from Veronica Kroha.
• Senior Brianna Delloiacono (Moodus, Conn./ Nathan Hale-Ray) and sophomore captain Drew Johnson (Pismo Beach, Cali. /Brewer) combined for 14 of the Huskies' 22 kills with seven apiece.
• Alexis Small logged 34 assists for the Owls.
• The Huskies had nine aces in the match with five different players recording aces.
• Wetherbee registered eight total blocks for Keene State.
• Senior Sierra Castonguay (Nottingham, N.H./Dover) recorded a game-high 12 digs.

 
Game Two
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 4-19
Wellesley: 9-10
 
Series History:
Today's match was the fourth meeting between the two programs and the first since 2017. Wellesley has won all four matches.
 
How It Happened:

• The Blue pulled away early and won the first set 25-14.
• Wellesley got off to another fast start in the second set and rolled to a 25-9 win to go up two sets to none.
• The third set was won by Wellesley 25-12 to take the match 3-0.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Kate Salembier and Kate Giang set the tone for the Blue with nine kills each. Giang also had two aces and Salembier had two blocks.
• Madeline Zornek recorded 20 assists, seven digs, and four aces for the Blue.
• Freshman Mia Mantini (Merrimack, N.H.) had seven assists for Southern Maine.

Up Next:
The next portion of the Huskies' schedule features a four-match homestead starting with a non-conference match against Saint Joseph's College at 6:00 on Thursday.