SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts The American International College women's volleyball team hosted The College of Saint Rose on Tuesday, April 6. Redshirt-junior Andrea Serra put up a season-high 20 kills in the straight-set victory for the Yellow Jackets.

FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: AIC 3, Saint Rose 0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-20)
RECORDS: Saint Rose falls to 0-1, AIC improves to 3-0
LOCATION: Butova Gym Springfield, Massachusetts

STAT LEADERS:
AIC:
Andrea Serra: 20 kills, eight digs
Dora Butkovic: six kills, two digs, three aces
Naomi Eckert-Rivera: 32 assists, six digs, two kills
Amanda Rodriguez: seven digs
Janae Kelly: six digs
Lyanne Hernandez: seven digs, two kills

Saint Rose:
Megan Mayer: six kills, eight digs
Michelle Park: eight digs
Karleigh Fripp: four kills, two digs
Valeria Jorge: nine assists, three digs

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The game opened up with a 3-0 run for the Yellow Jackets as redshirt- junior Andrea Serra set the tone of the game with a kill. AIC followed that by forcing a Golden Knight error before sophomore Naomi Eckert sent an ace flying.
• The Golden Knights, playing in their first game of the season made a push to make it 6-4 later in the set. After bringing it within two, Serra and freshman Dora Butkovic finished the play with kills before forcing another Golden Knight error. Saint Rose scored once before the Yellow Jackets took three of the next four points.
• AIC continued to roll jumping out to the 23-16 lead. The Golden Knights fought back and made it a four-point game, 24-20 before they committed an error to end the first set.
• In the second set, AIC kept the momentum rolling and played good defense to help them pull to a 14-5 lead before the Golden Knights took their first timeout.
• The Yellow Jackets kept their foot on the pedal as they recorded 13 kills, four aces and forced four Saint Rose attack errors that paved the way for a 25-13 win
• The third set started much closer to than the first two as the teams were tied at nine. A pair of attack errors by St. Rose and kills by Serra and rookie Paola Alejandra Soto-Burgos give AIC the 13-9 lead.
• AIC trailed 19-18 as Serra once again sparked another run for the Yellow Jackets. Senior Claudia Gonzalez had back-to-back aces to help bring AIC to the 22-19 lead.
• After a point by both teams, Serra and sophomore Mai-Lani Hernandez notched kills to complete the sweep.

UP NEXT:

• The Yellow Jackets will host Bentley University on Tuesday, April 13 at 7 p.m.
• A friendly reminder, per the NE10, spectators are not allowed at the game. We invite you to follow the game along on the NE10NOW Streaming Network.

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