MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - The American International College women's volleyball team rolled through Saint Anselm College 25-14, 25-19, 25-22 in Northeast 10 Conference play on Saturday, October 10.
AIC is now 17-2 overall and 2-1 in the NE10.
The Yellow Jackets offense was rocket hot out of the gate, hitting .565 as a unit;
Defne Aydin led the team with five kills on eight swings, and also aced two serves in leading AIC to the 25-14 set victory.Â
The second was similar for AIC, which ran away with the second set after hitting .419; this time it was Janelys Perez Cortez with five kills on eight swings, keeping the Hawks at bay.Â
AIC jumped to an 11-4 lead in the third, seeming to track for a similar outcome as the first two sets, but this time the Hawks battled back, pulling ahead at 21-20. However, AIC locked in, and it was
Victoria Mendez who made it happen, landing a kill and a pair of aces including acing match point to give the team a 25-22 win.
Aydin led the match with 13 kills, while
Carissa Michel notched 10 and 14 digs. Mendez had five kills on seven swings, as well as five aces and 30 assists.Â
AIC will next face Southern New Hampshire University on Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m.
