Volleyball Drops 3-1 Decisions to Mount Ida, UMass-Dartmouth

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College volleyball team suffered a pair of 3-1 setbacks to Mount Ida and UMass-Dartmouth Saturday afternoon at UMass-Dartmouth's Tripp Center.

The Lions progress to 3-16 overall with the results. The Mustangs improve to 7-10 on the year and the Corsairs move to 9-10.

Hannah Welsh (Derry, N.H.) notched a team-high 12 kills on the day to go with 15 assists, 16 digs, four aces and four digs. Joanna Joseph (Brockton, Mass.) posted 12 blocks, including an eight-rejection performance against Mount Ida, while also adding 11 kills and seven digs in the two matches. Kayla Dean (Lansdale, Pa.) finished with 22 digs, 12 assists and four kills while Oksana DiCamillo (Eighty-Four, Pa.) racked up 30 digs on the afternoon.

In the first match of the day, Eastern Nazarene prevailed in the opening set 25-20. Mount Ida rebounded to earn a 27-25 win in the second to level the match.

The Mustangs claimed the third frame 25-14 before capturing the match with a 25-16 victory in the fourth.

The Lions dropped the first two sets to UMass-Dartmouth in their second match of the day. The Corsairs grabbed a 2-0 lead with wins of 25-17 and 25-18.

Eastern Nazarene bounced back to cut the deficit to 2-1 with a 25-16 victory in the third set.

UMass-Dartmouth capped off the match with a 25-9 win I the fourth frame.

Up next, Eastern Nazarene travels north to battle the University of New England in a Commonwealth Coast Conference clash October 7.