SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts- The American International College volleyball team rounded out the regular season as it hosted Merrimack College on Saturday, November 3. Prior to the start of the game, the Yellow Jackets honored their seniors, libero
Evelyn Lopez, setter
Dolores Kopren, and outside hitter
Diva Rivas-Reyes., and then the team swept the Warriors, 3-0.
FAST FACTS:
Final score:AIC 3, Merrimack 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-22)
Records:AIC moves to 19-10 overall and 11-3 in the NE10; the Warriors fall to 5-21 overall and 3-11 in the NE10.
Location:Butova Gym Springfield, Massachusetts
STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Andrea Serra: 15 kills, seven digs
Jana Potic: 15 kills, four digs, three blocks
Diva Rivas-Reyes: 10 kills
Dolores Kopren: 44 assists, five digs
Evelyn Lopez: 18 digs
Merrimack:
Katelynn Marr: nine kills, seven digs, three block assists
Sofia Basauri: six kills, seven digs
Megan Rumenapp: 20 assists, six digs
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Tied at 11 in the first set, the Yellow Jackets went on a 4-0 run to start pulling away from the Warriors. AIC led 16-13 when they went on a 9-2 run to take the first set, 25-15.
- Trailing 8-7 in the second, AIC went on a 5-0 roll to force a Merrimack timeout. The Warriors fought back to make it 15-13, but a 10-4 AIC run allowed the Yellow Jackets to pull away from the Warriors and take the set, 25-17.
- Leading 7-6 in the third, the Yellow Jackets went on an 8-2 run and extended their lead to seven, 15-8. The Warriors trailed 22-14 when they used a late push to make it a two-point game, 24-22. Freshman outside hitter Andrea Serra finished the match to give the seniors a win on Senior Night, 25-22.
BUZZWORTHY:
- The NCAA announced its secondregional rankings for the 2018 season on Wednesday, October 31. The Yellow Jackets were slotted sixth in the East Region. Leading the East Region was a NE10 foe, the University of New Haven, followed by Adelphi University. Molloy College and Holy Family University are sitting in third and fourth, while Holy Family University is in fifth.
- Kopren recently passed Stephanie O'Brien in career assists, placing her second in program history.Kopren currently has 3,951 assists in just three seasons.
- Rivas-Reyesis the fifth player in AIC program history to pass 1,000 career kills. She currently sits in third place in program history with 1,226 kills while trailingEllisha Terry, who had 1,286 kills from 2008-11. Should Rivas-Reyes pass Terry, she would hold the rally scoring era program record.
- Junior outside hitterJana Poticrecorded her 1,000th career kill at Adelphi on September 29. Currently, Potic has 1,201 kills, which is good enough for fifth place in program history. With her performance against The College of Saint Rose, she jumped Sarah Neaves, who had 1,148 kills, for fourth place. She now trails her teammate Rivas-Reyes for third place.
- Potic jumped ahead of Rivas-Reyes in total points in program history on October 2 at Franklin Pierce. Potic recently pasted Neaves in total points. She currently has 1,393.5, with Rivas-Reyes right behind her with 1,306.5 career points. Potic is now chasingEllisha Terry, who had 1,487.5 points from 2008-11. Should Potic pass Terry, she would hold the rally scoring era program record.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets will host a NE10 Quarterfinal match on Tuesday, November 6. The Yellow Jackets will take on Pace University at 7 p.m.
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