WESTON, Mass. – The Mount Ida College women's volleyball team dropped both non-conference contests this afternoon to hosting Regis College by a final score of 3-1 (15-25, 22-25, 25-18, 18-25) and 3-0 (11-25, 21-25, 13-25) to the Lancers of Worcester State.
Regis vs. Mount Ida
Stephanie Carter (Jupiter, Fla.) delivered a monster performance, posting 10 kills, 12 digs and six blocks to help the hosting Pride improve to 7-12 after the two wins. Kayla Nystedt (Onamia, Minn.) had 10 kills of her own to go along with five blocks to help the Pride to a 22-8 block advantage.
Mustang junior Mary Kate Reidy (Agawam, Mass.) had a match-high 15 kills for the Mustangs who fell to 7-12 after dropping both matches on the day.
Set one saw an Alexis Bell (Salem, Conn.) kill give Mount Ida a 6-4 lead, but it would be all Pride from there. Regis would go on a 10-3 run spearheaded by a pair of Nystedt kills and a Katryna Veasey (Quincy, Mass.) kill and ace. The Pride sealed the first-set win with kills from Veasey and Shay Faber (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
Set two was much tighter but three quick points midway through the set helped Regis break a 13-13 tie. Later a 4-0 run led by a pair of Veasey aces put the set away and gave the Pride a two-set lead. After a set three hiccup, Regis sealed the win in the fourth set. The Pride trailed by four points early but a 12-2 run led by three Nystedt kills helped Regis pace to the win.
Mount Ida vs Worcester State
The Lancers handed the Mustangs their fourth loss on their last five games en route to the 3-0 victory.
Mount Ida was led by Reidy and Kristy Walton (Fairhaven, Mass.) who each talled five kills in the match while Walton tallied six digs and Reidy a team high ten. Meghan Martowski (Ludlow, Mass.) and Molly Alkinburg (Port Deposit, Md.) each recorded three kills apiece while Alexis Bell (Salem, Conn.) padded a team high 15 assists and five digs.
Mount Ida hosts MIT this coming Tuesday, October 11th with that non-conference matchup set to begin at 6:00 PM.