Women’s Volleyball Edged at Endicott, 3-0

BEVERLY, Mass. – Suffolk women's volleyball dropped a Conference of New England contest in straight sets at Endicott Saturday at MacDonald Gymnasium. The setback came by set scores 25-13, 25-17 and 25-15. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Endicott. 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (10-15, 4-4 CNE) | Endicott (12-10, 5-1 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk grabbed the first two points on the afternoon courtesy of Endicott attack errors. The Gulls flew in front 17-7. The Rams were unable to rally out of their timeout as the host outscored the visitors 8-6 the rest of the way to claim the opening set, 25-13. 
• The second stanza remained close with a one-point margin in favor of Endicott, 9-8. Suffolk fell behind 19-11 as the Gulls soared ahead behind a 10-3 scoring stretch. The Rams pulled within four, 20-16, as they went on a 5-1 run. That's as close as the blue-and-gold would get as Endicott close the set on a 5-1 spurt of its own. 
• From a 7-all third set, Endicott poured in seven straight points to force Suffolk to play catchup once again, 14-7. The blue-and-gold managed to get the gap down to five, 17-15, but another Gulls scoring stretch, this time six consecutive points, made it 23-12. The Rams made one final push a kill by Emily Nogrove, Aislinn Laniganace and a block from Emmy Thomander and Sami Shore to make it 24-15. Kelsey Sanborn smashed a kill to end the visitor's hope and clinch the set and match for the host. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Chloe Clement led Suffolk's attack with four kills to go along with five digs, one ace and one block. 
• Sam Michon and Shore supplied three kills apiece. The latter's stat line featured two blocks and one dig as well. 
• Lanigan contributed 10 assists, eight digs, three aces and one block.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is back at the friendly confines of Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Wednesday, Oct. 29 when it welcomes Gordon for a midweek CNE match at 7:00 p.m.