Box Score NEW LONDON, Conn. – Registering a team attack percentage of .265 and a total of 39 kills, UMass Dartmouth claimed its second-straight match by a 3-0 score on Tuesday evening, blanking Mitchell College on the road.
The Basics
Score: UMass Dartmouth 3, Mitchell 0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-18)
Records: UMass Dartmouth 5-5 | Mitchell 2-6
How it Happened
The Corsairs' night of offense began with a tight score, until senior Kayla Kirby (Westport, Mass.) found a rhythm with her serve, leading UMass Dartmouth to nine straight points including three aces to build a 10-8 lead to 19-8. The visitors walked away with a 25-17 to set the pace.
UMass Dartmouth's attack percentage then only got higher, led by freshman Anita Sengara's (Vancouver, B.C.) 11 kills in the final two frames. All said, Sengara would finish with 13 kills on a .333 hitting percentage, committing only three errors on the match.
Setting up Sengara on the evening was classmate Jordan Rittberger (Huntington, N.Y.), who posted double-digit assists in all three sets to total 32 on match. Freshman libero Jillian Sykora (Waterford, Conn.) led the Corsairs with 12 digs, while Rittberger and Sengara combined for an additional 17. Kirby led all players with two solo blocks, tabulating six kills.
Inside the Numbers
- Rittberger's 32 assists was easily a new career-high, bettering the 20 she posted in the season opener against Lesley on Sept. 3.
- Sengara's 13 kills were a new career-high and a new match high for the Corsairs on the season thus far.
- Kirby finished with six aces on the night, a new single-match career-high.
- As a unit, the Corsairs percentage of .265 was the highest for the team in a match so far this year.
- UMass Dartmouth's attack percentage steadily rose on the evening, as the Corsairs hit .152 in the first set, .244 in the second and a remarkable .429 in the third.
Up Next
UMass Dartmouth remains on the road Thursday, traveling to Becker College for a 7 p.m. first serve.
