SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College volleyball team wrapped up the Saturday homecoming festivities on Saturday afternoon against Bentley. Despite dropping the second and third sets, the Yellow Jackets took the match 3-2.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: AIC 3, Bentley 2 (25-13, 23-25, 18-25, 25-17, 15-6)
RECORDS:AIC moves to 14-9 overall and 7-2 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while Bentley moves to 15-7 overall and 6-3 in the NE10.
LOCATION: Butova Gym, Springfield, Massachusetts

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Jana Potic: 20 kills, 12 digs
Annie Boele: 14 kills 10 digs
Victoria Perini: 11 kills
Mercy Rivera: 20 digs
Dolores Kopren: 51 assist, 14 digs
CJ Almaraz: 18 digs

Bentley:
Rachel Bruno: 10 kills, six blocks, five digs
McKenna Buck: 10 kills
Krista Campbell: 34 assist, 12 digs
Cilea Cristofoli: 15 digs


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Up 2-1 in the first set, the Yellow Jackets went on a 6-0 run to go up 8-1 and force a quick Falcon timeout. A late 8-0 run by AIC made it 20-9 as they took the first set, 25-13.
• Tied at four in the second set, AIC found a four point rally partially in thanks from Potic who had two aces and an assist. The set got interesting with the score tied at 17 when the Falcons took four of the next five points to push them one tick over the 20 mark. AIC tied it at 21, but Bentley took the second set, 25-23.
• In the third set, the Falcons found themselves fighting from behind at 6-3. It didn't take long for them to respond with a 4-0 run as they took the 7-6 lead. The Falcons jumped to a 18-17 lead late in the set before they put on the afterburners and took the set 25-18.
• With their backs against the wall, the Yellow Jackets earned an early 10-4 lead before making it a 19-8 game. A late rally by the Falcons came just short as AIC forced the fifth set by a score of 25-17.
• The Yellow Jackets kept buzzing along in the fifth set, and before the Falcons blinked, AIC was up 7-1. Before anyone knew it, it was 15-6 and the Yellow Jackets had taken the match.
  
  GAME NOTES:

• Rivera became the career leader in digs in program history during Tuesday night's loss to Southern Connecticut State. Rivera's dig on the final play of the game proved to be the record-breaking dig. Rivera now has 1,917 digs for her career.
• Potic has recorded double-digit kills in all but three games this year thus far. Potic has produced double-digit kills in 12 straight contests, including a season-high 23 kills against Bentley on Sept. 21.
• Kopren now ranks fourth all-time in program history in assists, recently passing Dawn Richardson. She currently trails Katherine Dunford by 112 assists. At the rate she has posted this season, Kopren would reach this mark in six more sets.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets will wrap up the two game home stand on Wednesday, October 25^th at 7 p.m when they host the Dolphins of Le Moyne

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