Box Score DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Corsairs rebounded to play even volleyball with UMass Boston at several points during the final two sets, but the Beacons' firepower proved too much on Tuesday evening as the visitors upended the Corsairs 3-0 in Little East Conference play.
The Basics
Score: UMass Boston 3, UMass Dartmouth 0
Records: UMass Boston (14-3, 4-0 LEC) | UMass Dartmouth (6-11, 0-3 LEC)
How it Happened
After UMass Dartmouth mustered just five kills in the first set to drop a 25-13 decision to the hard-hitting Beacons, the Corsairs caught up to speed at certain points in the second set. After going down 4-0 to start, four Beacon errors and two kills from senior Kayla Kirby (Westport, Mass.) tied the score at six. With the score at 21-12 later in the set, the hosts then used four straight points off Meghan Mullinax's (Lake Balboa, Calif.) serve to take four straight points, but UMass Boston's Julia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) served her team to the final three points and a 25-18 margin
In the third, several Beacon errors during Kirby's serve cut the UMass Boston lead to 15-10, and two points later freshmen Anita Sengara (Vancouver, B.C.) and Taila Roberson (Norwalk, Conn.) combined for three-straight kills, forcing the only UMass Boston timeout of the night.
Off the break, sophomore Emily West (Holyoke, Mass.) registered another kill, but the Beacons found their rhythm again, securing eight of the last 10 points and wrap up a 25-16 set.
Inside the Numbers
- Sengara led UMass Dartmouth with seven kills on a .208 percentage, and senior Christina Spinazola (Medway, Mass.) fed the Corsairs with 17 assists.
- Kirby totaled a game-high two solo blocks on the match.
- UMass Dartmouth registered a .128 attack percentage on the match, with their highest percentage coming in the second set (.273).
- Three Corsairs, including Sengara, Mullinax and freshman Jillian Sykora (Waterford, Conn.) all notched seven digs.
- The Beacons' .352 attack percentage on the match was the highest an opponent has registered on UMass Dartmouth this season.
- Murphy and Beacon sophomore Eileen Shi (San Francisco, Calif.) combined for 22 kills, both hitting over .450 on the night.
Up Next
UMass Dartmouth will travel next to Wentworth for a 7 p.m. match on Thursday. UMass Boston will be at Colby-Sawyer next for a tri-match with the Chargers and Coast Guard on Saturday.
