DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The UMass Dartmouth Corsairs defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies in straight sets on Saturday in a Little East Conference women's volleyball contest. The Corsairs recorded 40 kills in the match and hit .298.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 4-10 (0-2 LEC)
UMass Dartmouth: 9-6 (1-0 LEC)
 
Series History:
UMass Dartmouth now leads the all-time series 24-11.
 
How It Happened:

• UMass Dartmouth won the first set 25-11 and pulled away thanks to a 10-point run that featured four aces and four kills.
• The Corsairs led for the majority of the second set on their way to a 25-18 set win.
• The third set ended 25-13 in UMass Dartmouth's favor to give them the sweep.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Kate Wade and Devon Laing each logged 13 points for the Corsairs. Wade recorded a game-high 11 kills and added two aces. Laing led all players in aces with five and had eight kills.
• Brooke Wittmer recorded 15 digs and finished one ahead of senior Sierra Castonguay (Nottingham, N.H./Dover) for the game lead. Junior captain Isabella Smith (Merrimack, N.H.) also reached double figures with 11 while two Corsairs, Laign and Skye Peters, nearly got there with nine apiece.
• The game's leader in assists was freshman Cassidy Weiher (Aurora, Colo./ Cherokee Trail) with 23. Sabrina Bordone had 15 and Peters had 12 for UMass Dartmouth.
• Weiher has recorded over 20 assists in five games and has recorded exactly 23 three times.
• Senior Brianna Delloiacono (Moodus, Conn./ Nathan Hale-Ray), sophomore captain Drew Johnson (Pismo Beach, Cali. /Brewer) and junior Madison Zimmer (Regina, SK,/Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic) each had six kills for Southern Maine.

 
Up Next:
The next contest for the Huskies will be a home match against Plymouth State University on Tuesday at 7:00 pm.