Women's Volleyball Falls in Five-Sets to Southern New Hampshire in Season Opener
Women's Volleyball Falls in Five-Sets to Southern New Hampshire in Season Opener
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – After capturing the first two sets, the Merrimack College women's volleyball team were unable to win the elusive third set, falling to Southern New Hampshire to begin the 2014 campaign.
The Basics
Score: Southern New Hampshire 3 | Merrimack 2
Records: Merrimack (0-1) | Southern New Hampshire (1-0)
Location: Hammel Court | North Andover, Mass.
How It Happened
Senior Stephanie Sheehan (Smithtown, N.Y.) collected a match-high 23 kills, but that was not enough to propel the Warriors to victory. Reigning NE-10 Rookie of the Year Tara Stuhr (Huntington Beach, Calif.) accounted for a match-high 53 assists, and junior libero Madison Burke (San Jose, Calif.) paced the Navy and Gold with 29 digs.
Merrimack got out to a strong start, winning the first two sets 25-23 and 25-18. The next two sets would go in favor of the Penmen, as SNHU won 25-18 and 25-23. The final set would be a back-and-forth affair. Eventually the Penmen would triumph 19-17. Errors hurt the Warriors, especially in the third and fifth sets, where Merrimack finished with a .029 and .038 attack percentage, respectively, in each set.
Inside The Numbers
- In addition to leading the team in assists, Stuhr tied for the team lead with five block assists
- Senior captain Corrine Gosselin (Lawrence, Mass.) played well in the first game of her final campaign. She finished with nine kills and five block assists.
- Three Penmen finished with double-digit kills, led by Emma Houlihan with 15. Junior setter Catherine Cotton contributed 50 assists.
Up Next
The Warriors return to Hammel Court Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to take on Saint Michael's College.
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