#6 Bay Path Falls 3-0 in 2010 NECC Women's Volleyball Quartfinals Action
#3 Southern Vermont and #4 Newbury Advance to Semifinals of 2010 NECC Women's Volleyball Championships
BENNINGTON, Vt. - The #6 Wildcats of Bay Path fell 3-0 to the #3 seed and host Southern Wermont in their programs first post-season berth for the Wildcats.
2010 NECC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals • Tuesday, November 2
#6 Bay Path (7-13, 2-5) at #3 Southern Vermont (13-8, 4-3), 7:00 p.m.
#5 Elms (7-19, 3-4) at #4 Newbury (10-16, 4-3), 7:00 p.m.
Semifinals • Friday, November 5
#1 Daniel Webster (17-6, 7-0) vs. #4 Newbury (11-16), 6:00 p.m. (at Daniel Webster)
#2 Lesley (17-9, 6-1) vs. #3 Southern Vermont (14-8), 8:00 p.m. (at Daniel Webster)
Championship Match • Saturday, November 6
Semifinal Winners, 2:00 p.m. (at Daniel Webster)
#3 Southern Vermont 3 #6 Bay Path 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-14)
Box Score http://www.svcathletics.com/sports/wvball/2010-11/files/SVV22.xml
BENNINGTON, Vt. – The #3 Southern Vermont College Mountaineers women's volleyball team knocked out the #6 Bay Path College Wildcats 3-0 in the 2010 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship Quarterfinals Tuesday night at the MAC. The win advances the #3 Southern Vermont squad to the semifinals against #2 Lesley University Lynx (17-9, 6-1 NECC) on Friday, November 5th, at 8:00 p.m. The remainder of the tournament will be held at the #1 Daniel Webster College in Nashua, N.H.
Southern Vermont improved to 14-8 overall, which is tied for the most wins by a women's program at SVC with the 1996-1997 women's basketball team that finished 14-9. Bay Path concludes its 2010 campaign at 7-14 which breaks their all-time single season win record for the Wildcats.
The Mountaineers won in three straight sets of 25-19, 25-19, and 25-14. Junior outside hitter Ashliy Veliz (Glendale, Calif.) had a match-high 10 kills and 19 digs for SVC. Southern Vermont was led by captain libero Joanna Hogue (Los Gatos, Calif.), who was moved to outside-hitter for the match. Hogue finished with nine kills and 13 digs. Junior setter Hershey Canta (Bataan, Philippines) led all with 26 assists and four aces. Canta also added 16 digs on defense for SVC.
The Wildcats were led by junior middle-hitter Nadine Harkless (Westfield, Mass.) who tallied six kills. Freshman outside hitter Kate Bartels (Dalton, Mass.) led the team with 14 digs and she added a kill on the attack. Sophomore setter Ashley Provost (Ludlow, Mass.) finished with seven assists, one ace, and 11 digs to round out the box for Bay Path.
#4 Newbury 3 #5 Elms 2 (21-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 15-5)
Box Score http://www.newburynighthawks.com/sports/wvball/2010-11/files/ncv27.htm
BROOKLINE, Mass.-The fourth seeded Newbury College Nighthawks moved on to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) semifinals with a come-from-behind, 3-2, win against the fifth seeded Elms College Blazers in the quarterfinals, Tuesday evening. Newbury freshman Jessy Touron (Brockton, Mass.) paved the way to the comeback victory, registering a match-high 26 kills.
Elms came out blazing as they jumped out to the 2-0 advantage behind junior outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, Mass.). Recording a game-high 10 kills in the first two games, Croteau led the Blazers to identical 25-21 wins which included a spectacular Elms comeback in game two following a 10-2 run after falling down 16-9 early in the set.
With momentum on the side of the Blazers, Elms was one win away from making their third consecutive NECC semifinals appearance; but Newbury was not going to be denied and began to climb out of the 0-2 hole.
The third game was the turning point of the evening. Touron helped the Nighthawks rebound from their first two set losses recording a set-high five kills as Newbury held off a late Elms rally. Junior outside hitter Tricia Corriveau (Coventry, R.I.) broke up a mini 3-0 run with a kill late in the game as the Nighthawks took game three, 25-19.
Elms hung tough and stayed consistent as game four was a back-and-fourth battle. After picking up two kills in the third set, Croteau registered three kills in set four for a total of 15, but Newbury pulled away late behind Touron's eight kills to knot up the match at two games with the 25-17 win.
Momentum shifted from Elms to Newbury following the game four win as the Nighthawks held the Blazers at bay, winning the match-deciding fifth game, 15-5. Corriveau followed up Touron's career-high with 10 kills while Croteau recorded a team-high 16 kills for the Blazers.
Newbury is now 7-20 on the season, while Elms concludes their season at 7-20.
With the win, Newbury advances to face regular season champion, #1 seed, Daniel Webster College(17-6, 6-0 NECC) in the semifinals on Friday November 5th at 6:00pm. The last time the Eagles and Nighthawks met was Saturday October 16th when Daniel Webster defeated Newbury, 3-0, in the first game of a tri-match.
Stories Courtesy of Southern Vermont and Newbury Sports Information
