Southern Maine Athletics

GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's volleyball team was defeated by the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs in three sets on Tuesday afternoon in Gorham in a Little East Conference match. The Corsairs' offense was led by Allison Pate and Olivia Seutter with 14 kills each, while Skye Peters added 40 assists and five aces. Senior Anyelis Hernandez (Lawrence, Mass.) and sophomore Haylie Bidegain (Logan, N.M) led Southern Maine with six kills each.
 
Sophomore Reese Helisek (Halifax, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) and junior Alexis Tortola (Rowland Heights, Cali./Bishop Amat) each had double-digit assist totals for the Huskies with Helisek recording 14 and Tortola recording 10. Sophomore Lizzy Harbester (Plympton, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) led the Huskies in digs with seven.
 
 
The Records:
UMass Dartmouth: 11-6 (4-0 LEC)
Southern Maine: 4-13 (0-3 LEC)
 
Series History:
Today's match was the 38th all-time between the two teams. The Corsairs lead the series 27-11 and have the last six matches.
 
How it Happened:

• The Corsairs pulled away in the first set with a 7-0 run to go up 10-6. Despite the Huskies cutting the lead to two points, UMass Dartmouth remained ahead the rest of the way for a 25-20 set win. The Corsairs had four aces in the set.
• UMass Dartmouth led from start to finish in the second set for a 25-17 win after hitting. 400 as a team with 18 kills. The Huskies hit .381 in the set with nine kills.
• The lead changed five times in the third set before the Corsairs used an 8-1 run to go ahead 19-14. They then closed out the set for a 25-22 win on back-to-back kills by Pate from Peters.

 
Inside the Stats:

• UMass Dartmouth led 48-28 in kills, 10-8 in aces and 4-3 in blocks.
• Sophomore Scarlett Squires (Mount Desert, Maine/Mount Desert Island) recorded three solo blocks for the Huskies.
• Senior Kylee Eubanks-Hemme (Rosamond, Cali.) led the Huskies with three aces and added five kills for a team-high eight points.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will host Suffolk University on Thursday at 7:00 pm in Hill Gym before hosting a Saturday tri-match against Keene State College at 12:00 pm and UMaine Fort Kent at 4:00 pm.