Volleyball Downs Daniel Webster, Clipped by Corsairs at UMass-Dartmouth Invitational Friday

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College volleyball team collected a 3-1 victory over Daniel Webster in the first match of the 2015 season before absorbing a 3-1 loss to UMass-Dartmouth at the Eighth Annual UMass-Dartmouth Invitational Friday.

The Lions progress to 1-1 on the year while the Eagles sunk to 0-2 overall and the Corsairs improved to 1-2.

In the season-opening tilt, Eastern Nazarene emerged victorious with a 3-1 win over Daniel Webster.

The Lions rolled past the Eagles in the first set 25-8 before dropping a narrow 25-22 decision in the second, evening the match.

Eastern Nazarene rebounded to win the third and fourth sets en route to locking up its first win of the fall.

In the second match of the day, Eastern Nazarene battled host UMass-Dartmouth. The Lions conceded the opening set 25-16 but rebounded to level the contest at one set per side with a narrow 26-24 win in the second frame.

The Corsairs cruised to a 25-12 victory in the third set to grab a 2-1 edge before securing their first win of the fall with a 25-17 decision in the fourth.

Up next, Eastern Nazarene wraps up play at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational with matchups against Regis and Framingham State Saturday.