Sunday, September 30, 2012 (Newton, Massachusetts) - In the opening end of Sunday's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's volleyball tri-match, hosting Mount Ida College shutout visiting Albertus Magnus College winning 3-0 by scores of 25-16, 25-19 and 25-20 Sunday morning at the Athletic Center in Newton, Massachusetts.
The Mustangs capture their second straight win improving to an overall record of 4-10 snatching their second league bid (2-2). The visitors fall to 6-7 for the 2012 season and remain winless in GNAC action at 0-4.
Senior hitter Jennifer Ferreira (Shirley, MA/Ayer) led the hosts offensively with 21 kills on 42 attempts with four errors also adding a team-high 14 digs. Freshman middle hitter Trudy Goetchius (North Andover, MA/Lawrence Voc. Tech.) added 12 kills and 11 digs along with a solo block while senior setter Julie Smith (Richmond, RI/Chariho) saw the bulk of the action running the offense with 39 assists. Mount Ida junior captain Emily Hutvagner (Beacon Falls, CT/Woodland Regional) recorded three aces respectively.
For the visitors, junior hitter Melissa Manning (Milford, CT/Foran) led the Falcons offensively with eight kills on 26 attempts along with 16 digs. Senior setter Maritza Rosemond (New Haven, CT/Career) dished out 12 assists adding 10 digs while freshman middle hitter Kelsey Pendagast (Shelton, CT/Shelton) registered four kills on 15 attempts.
In game two featuring the visiting teams, Albertus Magnus College captured a 3-0 sweep Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory over Anna Maria College by scores of 25-15, 25-14 and 25-12 sending the Falcons home with a 1-1 slate for the day (7-7, 1-4 GNAC). The AmCats fall to an overall record of 1-13, 0-4 in league action.
Albertus Magnus was led offensively by Pendergast with 10 kills on 25 attempts with three errors also adding a solo block and two block assists. Manning and freshman defensive specialist Alyssa Puccilli (Derby, CT/Foran) tallied 11 digs each. Senior Krista LaBsiioniere (Meriden, CT/O.H. Platt) dished out 14 assists.
For Anna Maria, senior middle hitter Sandy Acosta (Lawrence, MA/Presentation of Mary Academy) recorded a team-high seven kills and three digs. Freshmen Samantha Parker (Athol, MA/Mahar Regional) and Brittany Jackson (Larchmont, NY/Mamaroneck) notched eight digs each. Park also added 10 assists respectively.
Game three went the way of the hosts with another 3-0 sweep this time against the visiting AmCats by scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-18 to finish off the day improving Mount Ida's overall record to 5-10, 3-2 in league play. Anna Maria leaves Newton, Massachusetts still searching for their first GNAC victory (0-5) with a 2012 slate of 1-14.
The Mustangs were led offensively by freshman hitter Haley Paradis (Hampton, NH/Winnacunnett) with eight kills on 25 attempts adding six digs as well. Mount Ida sophomore setter Nicole Peixoto (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford) dished out 25 assists while sophomore Shay Collins (Londonderry, NH/Londonderry) tallied a team high 11 digs.
For the AmCats, junior hitter Jackie Clinton (Walpole, MA/Walpole) added seven kills on 32 attepts with four digs respectively. Jackson notched a game-high 21 digs while junior setter Kayla Cummings (Auburn, ME/Edward Little) dished out 10 assists.
The Mustangs will host GNAC foe Johnson & Wales University on Thursday, Oct. 4 with game time slated for 6:00 p.m.