RINDGE, N.H.The American International College women's volleyball extend its winning streak to 11 as the Yellow Jackets swept Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday, October 19 in Northeast-10 Conference action.
FAST FACTS:
Final Score: AIC 3, Franklin Pierce 0
Set Scores: 25-18, 25-20, 25-13
Records: AIC improves to 17-6 (5-2 NE10); Franklin Pierce falls to 8-9 (2-4 NE10)
Location: The Fieldhouse Rindge, New Hampshire
KEY STATS:
AIC:
Andrea Serra-Rosa: 14 kills, 10 digs, 14 points
Ulrika Blomgren: 12 kills, nine digs, 14 points
Mai-Lani Hernandez: eight kills, nine points
Naomi Eckert-Rivera: 36 assists, five digs
Amanda Rodriguez: 16 digs
Franklin Pierce:
Olivia Anderson: seven kills, six digs
Mariah Robles: six kills, nine digs
Tessa Brandt: five kills, seven assists, six digs
Morgan Schmutzler: 12 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After AIC took the first three points of the sets, the Ravens tried to get sneaky and take a 7-4 lead. The Yellow Jackets were able to recover quickly as they tied the set at 10. The Ravens took the next point before sophomore Naomi Eckert-Rivera started a run for the Yellow Jackets. Junior Ada Guilera Martinez had a kill before she tagged up with rookie Paola Soto-Burgos for a block. Rounding out the 5-0 run was a kill by graduate Andrea Serra-Rosa and a Ravens error. AIC took the first set, 25-18.
- Franklin Pierce trailed 10-5 when they went on a run to take the 12-11 lead. The lead did not last long as the Yellow Jackets rallied back with an 8-2 run of their own. Leading 20-18, freshman Ulrika Blomgren notched a kill before sophomore Mai-Lani Hernandez recorded back-to-back kills. The Ravens took a point before Hernandez sent another to the ground. Serra-Rosa ended the set at 25-20 with a kill.
- AIC must have had The Merrymen playing in between sets as they came out hot, hot, hot by taking the 7-1 lead. The Ravens scored their second point of the match but the Yellow Jackets kept grooving to a 12-3 advantage.
- Leading 14-9, AIC used a 6-1 run to put the team within five points of victory. Up 23-13, Serra-Rosa recorded her match-high 14th kill. The Ravens then committed an attack error before Guilera Martinez aced a serve to end the match.
WE DIDN'T START THE FIREMAYBE WE DID
- The Yellow Jackets are currently on the second-longest known winning streak in program history. Additionally, AIC has won 33 of their last 37 sets played.
- The 2001 team holds the program's longest known winning streak at 12. The 2001 team finished their season on the streak to end the campaign with a 19-11 record. During their streak, they went on a 36 of 43 set streak.
- The 1997, 2009, 2016, 2017, and 2019 teams all recorded eight-match winning streaks with the 2016 team accomplishing the feat twice.
- The 1997 team had a nine-game winning streak. In a 15-game stretch that season the Yellow Jackets went 15-2 and took 47 of 57 sets.
SHE'S MOVING ON UP. THE RECORD BOOKS
- Serra-Rosa has been a force in her three seasons with the Yellow Jackets. With her performance tonight, she officially moves into the top three in two career categories.
- Entering the night she needed one kill to pass former NE10 Player of the Year Diva Rivas-Reyes for the third spot. Her 1,320 career kills are only behind Jana Potic '19 (1,497) and Judith Swift '00 (1,583).
- She also passed Ellisha Terry '11 for third place in points. Entering the night, she was 2.5 points behind Terry. Serra-Rosa's 1,499 points only trails Potic's 1,744.5 and Swift's 2,157.5.
- With one more dig, Serra-Rosa will become just the fifth player in program history to accomplish the impressive 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs mark. The other members of the club are Swift, Potic, Terry, and Sarah Neaves '01.
NEXT UP:
- The Yellow Jackets continue their road swing as they face Saint Michael's College on Saturday, October 23 at 1 p.m.
