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Women's Volleyball Huddling after a Point
Max McClure, Athletic Communications Student Employee
0
Southern Me. USM 7-18,1-7 Little East
3
Winner Eastern Conn. St. ECSU 13-8,4-4 Little East
Southern Me. USM
7-18,1-7 Little East
0
Final
3
Eastern Conn. St. ECSU
13-8,4-4 Little East
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Southern Me. USM 12 20 13 (0)
Eastern Conn. St. ECSU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Riley Driscoll, Athletic Media Associate

Huskies End Season with 3-0 Loss to Eastern Connecticut State

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's volleyball team was defeated in three sets by the Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors on Saturday afternoon in their final game of the season. Freshman Sofia Daoud (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas) led the Huskies in digs 16, while sophomore Reese Helisek (Halifax, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) had a solid all-around game with eight assists, nine digs and two aces.
 
The Huskies were led in kills by sophomore Caitlyn McGranahan (Seattle, Wash./Lake Stevens) with seven. Sophomore Lizzy Harbester (Plympton, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) added five kills to place second on the team.
 
Senior Anyelis Hernandez (Lawrence, Mass.) recorded four kills to finish the season as the team's leader with 155. Junior Alexis Tortola (Rowland Heights, Cali./Bishop Amat) edged out Helisek for the most assists on the team with 278 to Helisek's 269. Helisek did however lead the team in aces with 37. Defensively, Daoud finished the season with a team-leading 257 digs.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 7-18 (1-7 LEC)
Eastern Connecticut: 13-8 (4-4 LEC)
 
Series History:
Eastern Connecticut State leads the all-time series 25-3 lead in the all-time series and have won the last six matches.
 
How it Happened:
  • The Warriors won the opening set 25-12 after taking a 7-4 lead with a five-point run and recording two 4-0 runs later in the set.
  • The hosts started the second set with four straight points and remained ahead the rest of the way. The Huskies closed the gap to 15-13 with a 4-0 run that included kills by sophomore Scarlett Squires (Mount Desert, Maine/Mount Desert Island) and McGranahan, an attack error by the Warriors and an ace by Helisek. However, the Warriors answered with a 4-0 run of their own before ultimately winning the set 25-20.
  • Eastern Connecticut completed the sweep with a 25-13 in the third set to take the match.
 
Inside the Stats:
  • Eastern Connecticut led 36-23 in kills, 9-4 in aces and 33-23 in assists.
  • Each team had two blocks.
Up Next:
Today's loss concludes the season for the Huskies. The Huskies finish the season with a record of 7-18.
 
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