Smith Tops Sharks at MIT Invitational

BEVERLY, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball fell to the Smith College Pioneers 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16) in the final match of the MIT Women?s Volleyball Invitational at Endicott College Saturday afternoon. BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball (9-10, 1-1 GNAC) battled back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Johnson and Wales Wildcats in a five game thriller (25-23, 15-25, 17-25, 25-16, 15-10) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action Tuesday evening.

Game Leaders

Simmons
K: Raeann Nesta - 12
B: 3 Players (#6, #12, #14) - 1
D: Kelly Last - 14
SA: 2 Players (#1, #11) - 2
Endicott
K: Mackenzie Guerre - 10
B: Callie Dolan - 5
D: Ashley Norley - 18
SA: Falyn Torelli - 9

Team Stats

Simmons
Endicott

Hitting %

.117
.200

Blocks

2.0
8.0

Digs

54
44

Aces

5
18
full stats
Posted: Sep 22, 2012

BEVERLY, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball fell to the Smith College Pioneers 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16) in the final match of the MIT Women's Volleyball Invitational at Endicott College Saturday afternoon.

Simmons freshman Raeann Nesta (Niantic, Conn.) hit .360 to lead the Sharks offense with 10 kills and only one error on 25 attempts. Chanel Thomas (Phoenix, AZ) and Nafeesa Connolly (Natick, Mass.) anchored the Sharks defense with 10 and seven kills, respectively.

The Sharks return to action on Tuesday, September 25th when they open Great Northeast Athletic Conference play against Emerson College at 7:00 p.m.

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