Posted: Oct 29, 2011
The Mount Ida College women's volleyball team dropped their final two Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matches of the season in a tri-match at Emmanuel College falling 3-1 and against visiting Emerson College 3-1 Saturday afternoon in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Mustangs miss the conference play-offs for the first time since joining the GNAC five seasons ago falling to an overall record 12-15 going 4-9 in league play.
In the opening match of the afternoon, the hosting Saints got off to a slow start again the Mustangs as the visitors jumped out to take a 1-0 lead in the match following a 26-24 win in the opening set. Emmanuel appeared to be in control as they came out of the gates on a 5-1 run but Ida would tie that match at 11-11 and hold the lead until Emmanuel College senior outside hitter Jenna Ross (Centerburg, Ohio) put down a kill following a Mustangs timeout to give the Saints a 22-21 lead. Ross would collect another kill to put the Saints a point away from taking the set (24-22) but once again Mount Ida went on a run to close out the set, capped by a solo block from junior outside hitter Jennifer Ferreira (Shirley, MA/Ayer) for the 26-24 win.
Emmanuel recovered in the second set as they'd even the match at 1-1 following a 25-14 route. During the frame, the Saints were led by senior middle hitter Rebecca Stanton (Quincy, Mass.) who slammed home five kills on five swings while Ross also collected five kills on eight attempts.
In a close third set, the Saints took momentum in the match with a 25-23 nail-bitter. Emmanuel was in control early but again Ida rallied to make things interesting. EC held a 21-15 advantage before the Mustangs rattled off five of the next six points to pull within 22-20 before the Saints called a timeout to but a halt to the run. Stanton would hammer home a kill right out of the timeout to make it 23-20, EC, but Mount Ida would score the next three points to even the set at 23, capped by a kill from freshman outside hitter Nicole Batakis (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow). Unfortunately for the visitor, a service error on the next point would give the Saints a 24-23 lead before Ross closed out the set with a kill to help Emmanuel prevail, 25-23.
The Saints used the third set momentum to roll in the fourth and final set, 25-15. With a 20-15 lead, EC would rattle off the final five points of the game as senior setter Kathryne Olsen (Fairhaven, Mass.) put an exclamation on the win, collecting an ace to end the match.
Stanton ended the opening contest with a match-high 23 kills while Ross added 17. Olsen chipped in with 11 kills and 27 assists while freshman setter Alison Donnelly (Longmeadow, Mass.) dished out 18 assists. On the defensive front, junior libero Yun-Ting Lee (Cambridge, Mass.) was phenomenal collecting 37 digs in the win.
Ferreira finished with a team-best 13 kills for the Mustangs while senior setter played well collecting nine kills to go along with 19 assists. Senior outside hitter Rachelle Gilbert (Corunna, IN/Dekalb) chipped in with eight kills and a team-high 20 digs.
In the middle match between Mount Ida and Emerson, the Lions were able to walk away with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-20) victory. Emerson was paced by senior middle hitter Alexa Krakowiak's (Westport, Conn.) nine kills while again it was Ferreira leading the Mustangs with a team-best eight kills.
Emmanuel recovered in the second set as they'd even the match at 1-1 following a 25-14 route. During the frame, the Saints were led by senior middle hitter Rebecca Stanton (Quincy, Mass.) who slammed home five kills on five swings while Ross also collected five kills on eight attempts.
In a close third set, the Saints took momentum in the match with a 25-23 nail-bitter. Emmanuel was in control early but again Ida rallied to make things interesting. EC held a 21-15 advantage before the Mustangs rattled off five of the next six points to pull within 22-20 before the Saints called a timeout to but a halt to the run. Stanton would hammer home a kill right out of the timeout to make it 23-20, EC, but Mount Ida would score the next three points to even the set at 23, capped by a kill from freshman outside hitter Nicole Batakis (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow). Unfortunately for the visitor, a service error on the next point would give the Saints a 24-23 lead before Ross closed out the set with a kill to help Emmanuel prevail, 25-23.
The Saints used the third set momentum to roll in the fourth and final set, 25-15. With a 20-15 lead, EC would rattle off the final five points of the game as senior setter Kathryne Olsen (Fairhaven, Mass.) put an exclamation on the win, collecting an ace to end the match.
Stanton ended the opening contest with a match-high 23 kills while Ross added 17. Olsen chipped in with 11 kills and 27 assists while freshman setter Alison Donnelly (Longmeadow, Mass.) dished out 18 assists. On the defensive front, junior libero Yun-Ting Lee (Cambridge, Mass.) was phenomenal collecting 37 digs in the win.
Ferreira finished with a team-best 13 kills for the Mustangs while senior setter played well collecting nine kills to go along with 19 assists. Senior outside hitter Rachelle Gilbert (Corunna, IN/Dekalb) chipped in with eight kills and a team-high 20 digs.
In the middle match between Mount Ida and Emerson, the Lions were able to walk away with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-20) victory. Emerson was paced by senior middle hitter Alexa Krakowiak's (Westport, Conn.) nine kills while again it was Ferreira leading the Mustangs with a team-best eight kills.