New London, NH – Women's Volleyball was unable to bounce back in a doubleheader match against Colby-Sawyer College on Friday, September 20^th, 2024. The final match scores were 0-3 and 2-3.
 
Colby-Sawyer College: Overall (8-4), GNAC (0-2)
Thomas College: Overall (0-6), NAC (0-0)
 
How it Happened:  
 
Match One:

• The Terriers started the first match well, jumping out to a 9-1 lead thanks to some early mistakes from the Chargers.
• The Chargers began to crawl back in the first set, but multiple errors saw the terriers take a 22-15 lead.
• The Chargers then went on a 11-2 run to close out the first set, winning by a score of 26-24 over the Terriers.
• Once again the Terriers started well, but the Chargers then gained momentum to take set two 17-25.
• There were a few bright spots in the third set, but the majority of the Terrier points came from Charger errors.
• The final set ended 13-25, and the final match score was 0-3 in favor of the Chargers.

 
Inside the Stats:  

• MJ Rose – 10 Points, 4 Digs, 7 Kills
• Halle Ham – 14 Digs
• Marissa Cates – 14 Digs

 
Match Two:

• Both teams traded points to start the second match until both teams found themselves tied 10-10.
• The Terriers went on a 5-0 run, thanks to two kills from Sariah Putnam and another kill from MJ Rose.
• The Terriers eventually found themselves up 20-15, but the Chargers began to battle back.
• The Chargers ended the first set on a 5-0 run of their own, to take set one 25-23.
• Despite a 10-2 run in set two, the Terriers eventually fell 18-25.
• The Terriers had a strong third set, going on a monster 13-2 run thanks to multiple Charger errors and multiple kills from Einy Mendez.
• This led to a set win, which meant they were headed to a fourth set.
• The Terriers once again were able to capitalize on multiple errors from the Chargers and took the fourth set 25-23. 
• Putnam had multiple blocks in the set, which helped the Terriers come back to tie things 2-2.
• Both teams traded points for the majority of the fifth set, but the Chargers eventually pulled away for a 15-13 set victory, and a 3-2 match victory.

Inside the Stats:

• Einy Mendez - 11 Kills
• Ana Romero - 27 Assists
• Halle Ham - 26 Digs

What's Next:

• Women's Volleyball will travel to the University of Southern Maine on Saturday, September 21^st, 2024. Game time is set for 12:00 PM.