Southern Maine Athletics

WATERVILLE, Maine – Sophomore Reese Helisek (Halifax, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) recorded a double-double with 18 assists and 11 digs as the University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's volleyball team defeated the Thomas College Terriers 3-1 on Saturday. Helisek was one of five Huskies with double-digit digs. Freshman Sofia Daoud (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas) led the team with 13 and senior Anyelis Hernandez (Lawrence, Mass.) placed second with 11. Senior Amelia Beatty (Rochester, N.H./Spaulding) matched Helisek's total with 11.
 
Sophomore Haylie Bidegain (Logan, N.M) recorded a career-high 10 digs in addition to leading the team in kills with nine. She also recorded two aces, a solo block and two block assists for 13 total points. Sophomore Lizzy Harbester (Plympton, Mass./Silver Lake Regional) ranked second on the team in kills with eight.
 
Addison Lebel led the Terriers in kills with eight, while Camille Gibson recorded a game-leading 24 digs.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 3-6
Thomas: 1-6
 
Series History:
Southern Maine leads the all-time series 11-0. The Huskies defeated the Terriers twice last season, first with a 3-0 sweep at home on October 11, and again on October 29 at Thomas in a 3-1 win that saw the team set a new program record for digs in a four-set match with 120.
 
How It Happened:

• The Huskies pulled away midway in the first set with a 5-0 run to extend their lead to 15-9. The run featured two aces by Helisek. Thomas fought back with a 5-0 run to cut the score to 24-19 before a service error ended the set. Helisek had nine assists in the set.
• Thomas evened the match with a 25-7 win in the second set after starting the set off with five unanswered points.
• The third set saw the lead change six times before the Huskies outscored the Terriers 6-1 to end the set with a 25-21 win. Five of Bidegain's kills came during this set.
• Southern Maine started the fourth set with a 4-0 run and never lost the lead on their way to a 25-18 win to take the match.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Thomas led 11-7 in aces.
• Sophomore Scarlett Squires (Mount Desert, Maine/Mount Desert Island) recorded a pair of solo blocks.
• The Huskies recorded a season-high 78 digs and four solo blocks in the match.
• Junior Alexis Tortola (Rowland Heights, Cali./Bishop Amat) recorded 10 assists and eight digs.
• Hernandez reached double figures in digs for the first time in her career.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies will play a road match at New England College on Wednesday at 6:00 pm.