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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.  – The Merrimack College women's volleyball program welcomed the College of Saint Rose to Hammel Court on Friday evening for its second of three straight Northeast-10 Conference matches at home. The visitors pulled away to win the opener, 25-16, and went on to win the match in three sets.

The Basics
Score: Saint Rose 3, Merrimack 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-21)
Records: Merrimack (4-19, 1-8 NE10) | Saint Rose (11-12, 2-6 NE10)
Location: Hammel Court | North Andover, Mass.   

Set Breakdown

• Set 1: Featuring two kills from junior Sofia Basauri (Beaverton, Ore.) and a service ace from senior Mary Kate McCarroll (Harrison, Ohio), the Warriors used a 5-0 spurt to create an early 6-3 lead. With the Warriors up one, the Golden Knights went on a 7-0 stretch that gave them the lead for good. Another kill from Basauri brought the Warriors' deficit to six, 22-16, but the Golden Knights collected three unanswered points to win the game
• Set 2: The Warriors got off to another good start in the second, winning four of the first six points. Sitting at a seven-all deadlock, the Golden Knights embarked on an 8-1 run to make it a 15-8 set. Winning four of six points on kills for senior Mary Kate McCarroll (Harrison, Ohio), junior Katelynn Marr (Franklin, Mass.) and Basauri brought the hosts within five, 23-18, but Saint Rose recovered the win the frame by six, 26-19
• Set 3: The Warriors bounced back from a 10-5 hole to rip off five unanswered points to tie the final set, 10-10, behind three kills for McCarroll. A 10-3 Saint Rose spurt enabled the visitors to take a seven-point lead, but Merrimack answered with a 7-2 run of its own to cut the deficit to two, 22-20. The Golden Knights called timeout, halting the Warriors' momentum and won three of four points to win the match

Team Leaders (MC // STR)

• Kills: Sofia Basauri / Mary Kate McCarroll (8) // Stevie Schweitzer (12)
• Aces: McCarroll (2) // Madison Gerace (3)
• Blocks: Karina Anderson (2) // Shayna Webber (5)
• Assists: Rosie Sperduto (25) // Sam Kubik (34)
• Digs: Christina Nye (16) // Tina Ceriello (15)

Notes and Notables

• Returning to the libero position that she's occupied over the majority of the last two years, senior captain Christina Nye (Plaistow, N.H.) notched a match-high 16 digs. It was her second-highest total over her last 10 matches and her 12^th match this season in double figures
• Basauri nearly posted a double-double, finishing with eight kills and eight digs. Over her last five matches, Basauri is averaging 2.29 kills per set

Up Next
The Navy and Gold host Le Moyne tomorrow afternoon in another NE10 match from Hammel Court at 1 p.m.