GORHAM, Maine – The UMass Boston Beacons earned a 3-0 Little East Conference win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies on Wednesday night in Gorham. Three Huskies, freshman Macie Ahmer (Lake Villa, Ill./Grayslake North), fifth-year senior Sierra Castonguay (Nottingham, N.H./Dover) and junior Drew Johnson (Pismo Beach, Cali./Brewer), had double-digit digs in the match. Ahmer and Castonguay finished with 13 each while Johnson had 11. Despite their strong defensive effort, the UMass Boston offense led 41-17 in kills paced by Mya Perron with a game-leading 14.
 
The Records:
UMass Boston 12-8 (3-2 LEC)
Southern Maine: 5-18 (0-5 LEC)
 
Series History:
The two teams have now played 35 times with the Beacons leading the series 22-13.
 
How It Happened:

• The Beacons opened the match with a 25-13 win in the first set. The bulk of the scoring came from 13 kills and five aces.
• UMass Boston led throughout the second set and went up 2-0 with a 25-16 win. Perron had six of the Beacons' 12 kills in the set.
• The Huskies gave the Beacons a good fight in the third set and got within a point at 21-20 before UMass Boston closed out the match on a 4-1 run that featured three kills from Lauren Westlund.

 
Inside The Stats:

• The Beacons led 8-3 in aces.
• Senior Madison Zimmer (Regina, Saskatchewan/Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic) had a solo block and three block assists to help the Huskies to a 5-4 advantage in blocks.
• Amelia Devlin led all players in assists with 22.
• Ahmer and sophomore Tiara Begishe (Shonto, Ariz./Monument Valley) had five assists each for the Huskies. Begishe also had nine digs.
• Mary Matthews and Toni Guerra led the Beacons in digs with 20 and 14.
• Sophomore Darrien Pugsley (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington) led the Huskies in kills with five.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine will be holding Dig Pink Breast Cancer Awareness matches on Saturday against Keene State College and Maine Maritime Academy at noon and 4:00 pm. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the games to show their support.