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Winner American Int'l AIC 8-5, 1-0 NE10
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Stonehill College STO 3-7, 0-1 NE10
Winner
American Int'l AIC
8-5, 1-0 NE10
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Final
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Stonehill College STO
3-7, 0-1 NE10
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
American Int'l AIC 15 25 25 18 15 (3)
Stonehill College STO 25 17 11 25 9 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball wins five set thriller over Stonehill

Easton, Massachusetts - The American International aCollege volleyball team hit the road for its first Northeast-10 Conference match on Tuesday, September 19, and the Yellow Jackets took the five-set match, 3-2.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE:AIC 3, Stonehill 2 (15-25, 25-17, 25-11, 18-25 15-9)
RECORDS:AIC moves to 8-5, and Stonehill moves to 3-7.
LOCATION: Easton, Massachusetts

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Annie Boele: 15 kills, eight digs, .314 attack percentage
Jana Potic: 14 kills, 11 digs
Ada Guilera Martinez: Nine kills, four blocks
Dolores Kopren: 46 assists, 14 digs, four aces
Mercy Rivera: 14 digs, four aces

Stonehill:
Allyson Hughes: 13 kills
Katherine DeLanty: 10 kills, four blocks
Jessica Givens: 36 assists
Clarie Manuszak: 16 digs


HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Skyhawks took an early lead, 5-1 in the first set. They controlled the first set, taking it by a score of 15-25.
  • AIC rebounded in the second set and started to get into a rhythm. The score was tied at 10 when the Yellow Jackets went on a 5-1 run to take the 14-11 lead.
  • They would close out the second set on an 11-6 run and take the second game 25-17 to tie the match at 1-1.
  • After being down 2-0, the Skyhawks went up 8-4 early in the third set. A kill by Annie Boele and great serves from Mercy Rivera started an 11-1 run for the Yellow Jackets. That momentum gave the Jackets the opportunity to go on another run, 9-0 to take the third set, 25-11.
  • The Skyhawks didn't keep their heads down as they came out swinging in the fourth set, jumping out to an 8-4 lead. The Yellow Jackets tried to claw back, but the Skyhawks took the set 25-18 to force a fifth set.
  • After letting a 10-5 fifth set lead escape this last weekend, AIC took care of the fifth set. The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 9-3 lead and never looked back, as they took the set 15-9.
GAME NOTES:
  • Rivera is now just 210 digs away from becoming the career leader in digs in program history.
  • Rivera snaps a five-game steak of recording 20+ digs in a match.
  • Kopren has recorded a double-double in five of her last seven matches. She has also recorded 43 or more assists in six or more matches this season.
NEXT UP:
  • The Yellow Jackets will travel to take on the Falcons of Bentley on Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m.
STAY CONNECTED:
  • For more updates about the AIC volleyball team, follow@AICvbonTwitterand likeAIC VolleyballonFacebook. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow@AICAthleticsonTwitterandInstagram, and likeAIC Yellow JacketsonFacebook.
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