Waltham, Massachusetts - The American International College volleyball team hit the road for its second Northeast-10 Conference match on Thursday, September 21, and the Yellow Jackets fell just short of a comeback.
FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE:AIC 2, Bentley 3 (25-27, 24-26, 25-22, 25-21, 13-15)
RECORDS:AIC moves to 6-5, and Bentley moves to 8-4.
LOCATION: Waltham, Massachusetts
STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Jana Potic: 23 kills, 17 digs
Victoria Perini: 13 kills
Annie Boele: 12 kills, 19 digs
Mercy Rivera: 38 digs
Dolores Kopren: 59 assists
Bentley:
Dani Milner: 18 kills, nine digs
Shannon Kelly: 11 kills, 24 digs
Kristen Sgaline: 10 kills, 16 digs
Xio Lopp: 33 assists
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Yellow Jackets started off on a 3-0 run in the first set, but the Falcons took a 4-3 lead. After battling back and forth, the Yellow Jackets had a 22-17 lead, but just like earlier in the set, the Falcons went on a rally, 10-3, as they took the first game 27-25.
- The Falcons jumped out to the early 9-5 lead in the second set. The Yellow Jackets only had four leads, all of which were by a single point. AIC came back to tie the game up at 24, but Bentley took the game 26-24.
- Down 18-14 in the third, the Yellow Jackets needed to rally back to force a fourth game. AIC rallied off 12 of the next 16 points to avoid the sweep, 25-22.
- Unlike most of the match, AIC took an early 7-4 lead before Bentley tied it up at eight. With their backs against the wall, AIC went off for 12 of the next 15 points to make it 21-12. The Falcons used a late push to try and end it, but it wasn't enough as AIC forced a deciding fifth set, 25-21.
- Keeping the rally going, AIC used a 9-5 lead to force a Bentley timeout. Coming out of the timeout, the Falcons went on a 7-1 run to make it 13-11 and force a Yellow Jacket timeout.
- With time score at 14-13, Bentley called their last timeout. Coming out of the timeout, the Falcons' Milner sent one to the floor to end the match.
GAME NOTES:
- Rivera is now just 172 digs away from becoming the career leader in digs in program history.
- Kopren has recorded a double-double in five of her last eight matches. She has also recorded 43 or more assists in seven matches this season.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets will host the Chargers of New Haven on Saturday, September 23 at 1 p.m.
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