Blazers Fall to Owls
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T | |
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Westfield State (1-3,0-0) | 20 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
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Elms (0-3,0-0) | 25 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
CHICOPEE, MA – The Elms College women's volleyball team dropped a five set thriller at home on Thursday afternoon to the Westfield State Owls. The Blazers lost on set scores of (25-20, 19-25, 25-19, 14-25 and 6-15). The loss drops Elms to 1-4 overall and 0-0 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
How It Happened
The Owls took a slight edge to begin the contest, but with Westfield leading 2-7, the Blazers recorded four straight points, to go up 6-8 to lessen the gap. Moments later, the Blazers strung together seven straight points to go up 20-17. Elms College carried the momentum throughout the rest of the set, Jaylen Holman (Las Cruces, NM) scoring the final kill of the set to win 25-20.
The two teams traded points in the early moments of the second set. With the score tied at 11-11, Elms was able to rattle off four straight points. Westfield was able to respond minutes later with a run of their own to tie it back up (16-16). The Owls were able to close out the set on a 3-9 run.
In the middle set, neither team could establish any momentum, as both teams traded points. With the set tied 12-12, the Blazers recorded five straight points. Elms continued to apply the pressure on the Owls, and they outscored the Pilgrims 8-7 to take the set 25-19.
Westfield opened up the fourth set with a 3-10 lead. Elms slowly chipped away at the deficit but never fully took the lead. The Owls cap the set in a 14-25 win.
In the decisive fifth set, Westfield was able to jump out to an early 7-2 lead. After the Blazers picked up their fourth point of the set (4-11), the owls started to pull away down the stretch as they won the fifth set 6-15
Inside the Numbers
The Blazers were led by Jaylen Holman (Las Cruces, NM) who registered a double-double with 32 assists and 15 digs.
Jaylianne Ramos Figueroa (Boca Raton, FL) led the team with 19 kills, Laura Jensen (Terrance, CA) followed closely behind with 16 kills.
Up Next
The Blazers are back in action on Saturday September 10th at the Bear & Camel invitation against Connecticut College and Coast Guard
