Sharks Drop Two in MIT Trimatch

BOSTON, Mass. ? Simmons Volleyball returns just five players from its 2012 roster including the veteran senior trio of Nafeesa Connolly (Natick, Mass.), Rossi Fish (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Megan Chamberlin (Milford, Mass.). BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons Volleyball fell to Wellesley College, 3-0 and Connecticut College, 3-0 on the opening day of the MIT Invitational held at Simmons College Friday evening. NEWTON, Mass. -- Simmons Volleyball swept Mount Ida College and Norwich University in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference tri match Saturday held at Mount Ida College. The Sharks defeated the Mustangs, 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-21) in the first match and kept their offense drive in game two, defeating the Cadets, 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-21). CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? MIT defeated Simmons College, 25-20, 25-11, 16-25, 25-14, but fell to Bowdoin College, 20-25, 25-23, 25-13, 26-28, 15-13, in a non-conference women?s volleyball tri-match on Saturday. In the neutral site pairing, Bowdoin came from behind in the third set to sweep Simmons, 25-11, 25-14, 25-18.

Game Leaders

Simmons
K: Megan Chamberlin - 5
B: N/A
D: Kat Guillotte - 11
SA: Megan Chamberlin - 2
Bowdoin
K: Katie Doherty - 9
B: 3 Players (#12, #13, #14) - 2
D: 3 Players (#7, #11, #15) - 7
SA: 3 Players (#4, #13, #14) - 2

Team Stats

Simmons
Bowdoin

Hitting %

-.065
.373

Blocks

0.0
5.0

Digs

32
41

Aces

5
11
full stats

Game Leaders

Simmons
K: Nicole Alberghini - 9
B: Abby Hart - 4
D: Kat Guillotte - 16
SA: 3 Players (#10, #11, #22) - 1
MIT
K: 2 Players (#10, #13) - 11
B: 2 Players (#10, #13) - 3
D: Sharon Hao - 11
SA: Jennie Glerum - 5

Team Stats

Simmons
MIT

Hitting %

.106
.258

Blocks

5.0
4.0

Digs

52
52

Aces

3
13
full stats
Posted: Oct 05, 2013

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT defeated Simmons College, 25-20, 25-11, 16-25, 25-14, but fell to Bowdoin College, 20-25, 25-23, 25-13, 26-28, 15-13, in a non-conference women's volleyball tri-match on Saturday. In the neutral site pairing, Bowdoin came from behind in the third set to sweep Simmons, 25-11, 25-14, 25-18. 

 

MIT def. Simmons College, 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 16-25, 25-14)

Seniors Tatiana Berger (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Kristine Bunker (Falmouth, Mass.) both posted 11 kills and three blocks while Berger added 10 digs for MIT (14-6). Senior Emma Gargus (Columbus, Ohio) recorded 10 kills and four aces as junior Jenny Astrachan (Austin, Texas) and senior Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.) added seven and six kills, respectively. Freshman Jennie Glerum (Redmond, Wash.) tallied nine digs and five aces as senior Sharon Hao (San Jose, Calif.) paced the Engineers with 11 digs. Freshman Tori Wuthrich(Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) bolstered the defense with eight digs while junior Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) generated 43 assists and six digs.

 

Freshman Kat Guillotte (New Bedford, Mass.) amassed 16 digs, six kills, and two blocks for Simmons (4-18). Sophomore Nicole Alberghini (Northborough, Mass.) led the way with nine kills as freshman Abby Hart (Westfield, Mass.) notched five kills on eight attempts and four blocks. Freshman Alexandria Itasaka (Bradford, Mass.) collected 10 digs while classmate Morgan Kieon (North Attleboro, Mass.) totaled seven digs and two blocks. Freshman Andalyn Duke (Litchfield Park, Ariz.) rounded out the squad with 20 assists and seven digs.

 

Bowdoin College def. Simmons College, 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-18)

Freshman Katie Doherty (Menlo Park, Calif.) paced Bowdoin (14-4) with nine kills and seven digs as classmate Clare Geyer (Mill Valley, Calif.) produced eight kills, two aces, and two blocks. Sophomore Hailey Wahl (Agoura Hills, Calif.) compiled five kills, two aces, and two blocks while sophomore Christy Jewett (Sunnyvale, Calif.) finished with five kills and five digs. Senior Taylor Vail (Glendale, Calif.) and sophomore Audrey DeFusco (Cheshire, Conn.) both chipped in seven digs as senior Sophia Cornew (Portola Valley, Calif.) earned two aces. Freshman Quincy Leech (Durham, N.C.) closed out the contingent with 23 assists and six digs.

 

Chamberlin led the Sharks' balanced attack with five kills and tacked on two aces. Guillotte totalled 11 digs, followed by five from Itasaka. Duke finished the day with 10 assists and five digs.

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