Volleyball Flies Past Fitchburg State, 3-0

BOSTON – Suffolk volleyball capped off its Dig Pink tri-match with a convincing straight set victory over Fitchburg State. The Rams took down the Falcons via set scores 25-12, 25-16 and 25-12. There is still time to help the blue-and-gold raise funds for Breast Cancer, here.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Fitchburg State 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (13-5) | Fitchburg State (3-8)  

SET ONE RECAP (25-12, SUFFOLK)

• Suffolk jumped out to a 7-1 lead. 
• The Falcons flew back and pulled within two, 10-8. 
• The Rams found their grove again and a 5-1 run gave the host a 15-9 advantage, which forced Fitchburg into a timeout. 
• Out of the huddle, Harmony Johnson took control as the senior captain served five unanswered points, four in a row came off Johnson's serve alone, and the Falcons used their second time out of the set down, 20-9. 
• Fitchburg State put a pair of points together after the timeout. 
• That would not be enough to stop Suffolk, who closed the set on a 5-1 run. 

SET RECAP (25-16, SUFFOLK)

• An 8-3 Suffolk advantage bloomed into a 13-9- Rams cushion at the midway point.
• A 4-1 Suffolk stretch turned it into a 17-10 score and Fitchburg State used a timeout. 
• The Falcons may have scored on the first rally, but it was Suffolk who heated up as the host took a 10-point gap, 21-11. 
• The playing field evened out as the teams traded points. Luckily for the blue-and-gold the cushion built proved to be enough.

SET THREE RECAP (25-12, SUFFOLK)

• Suffolk leaped ahead, 11-3. 
• The Falcons fought back and trimmed the gap down to five, 13-8. 
• The Rams limited Fitchburg State to just four points the rest of the way.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Jess Weber registered seven kills and three digs. 
• McKenna Keowen contributed six kills and four digs. 
• Jasmine James added five kills and one dig. 
• Johnson dished out 16 handouts and served six aces. 
• Morgan Kelsey had four aces and four digs to her credit, respectively. 
• Kenzley Bell backstopped the defense with 15 digs. She added two assists ne two aces.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk remains unbeaten all-time against Fitchburg State, 2-0. 
• Both battles between the Rams and Falcons have taken place in Boston. 
• Suffolk swept FSU for the first time in program history. 
• The Rams ran their win streak to five.  

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WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk makes the short trip across town Tuesday, Oct. 4 for a Commonwealth Coast Conference contest at Wentworth. First serve between the Rams and Leopards is scheduled for 7 p.m.