GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine women's volleyball team earned its first win of the season on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over the Husson University Eagles as part of a home tri-match. Freshman Lizzy Harbester (Plympton, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) led the Huskies with 10 kills in the win while junior Kylee Eubanks-Hemme (Rosamond, Cali.) had nine. Freshman Taylor Joyal (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North) led the team in digs with 17 and also added six kills. Freshman Reese Helisek (Halifax, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) posted 21 assists in the win plus seven digs.
 
The Huskies also faced the Salve Regina University Seahawks in the first game of the event and dropped the match 3-0.
 
 
Game 1 vs. Salve Regina
The Records:
Salve Regina: 2-1
Southern Maine: 0-5
 
 
Series History:
Today's match was the first time that Southern Maine and Salve Regina have faced off.
 
How It Happened:

• Salve Regina took a 1-0 head after winning the first set by a score of 25-10.  
• The Seahawks pulled away from an 11-11 tie with an 8-1 run and won the second set 25-16.
• The Huskies led for most of the third set before the Seahawks stormed back to complete the sweep with a 25-20 win.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Freshman Scarlett Squires (Mount Desert, Maine/Mount Desert Island) led the Huskies in kills with six.
• Helisek recorded 12 assists and six digs to lead the team in each category.
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Game 2 vs. Husson
The Records:
Husson: 0-6
Southern Maine: 1-5
 
 
Series History:
The Huskies and Eagles have now played 60 times. The Huskies lead the series 43-17.
 
How It Happened:

• The Huskies used an 8-0 run to jump ahead early in the first set and won the set 25-14. The run featured two aces from Eubanks-Hemme, three kills by Harbester and two by Joyal.
• Husson cut a 10-5 Husky lead to 10-9 in the second set, but the Huskies were able to hold off the Eagles thanks in part to a 4-0 run that gave them breathing room. Helisek had two aces in the stretch. The Huskies won the set 25-14.
• The Eagles avoided a sweep by winning the third set 25-22.
• Southern Maine trailed 11-9 in the set number four before an 8-1 run gave them a five-point lead at 17-12. The first part of the run featured five straight points for the Huskies with three of them coming on aces off the hand of Eubanks-Hemme. Southern Maine took the set 25-17 to earn their first win of the season.

 
Inside The Stats:

• The Huskies had 17 aces in the set with Eubanks-Hemme and Helisek each recording five.
• Squires had two solo blocks and three block assists in the win.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will host Bowdoin College on Wednesday at 7:00 pm.