Framingham State, MCLA Advance to Semifinal Round of 2023 MASCAC Volleyball Tournament

After coming out victorious on Tuesday, Framingham State and MCLA are moving on to the semifinal round of the 2023 MASCAC Volleyball Tournament.

Framingham State, MCLA Advance to Semifinal Round of 2023 MASCAC Volleyball Tournament
November 7, 2023

#3 MCLA 3, #6 Fitchburg State 1   Box Score

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— The MCLA Volleyball team will have the opportunity to avenge the loss that snapped their 11-match winning streak this past weekend after getting past Fitchburg State this evening at the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. A 14-0 run to open the fourth set powered the Trailblazers into the next round of the MASCAC playoffs.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
  • Score: Fitchburg State 1, MCLA 3
  • Records: Fitchburg State Falcons 8-17 (MASCAC 2-5) | MCLA Trailblazers 20-4 (MASCAC 5-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Tied 2-2, MCLA would benefit from a 5-0 Anais Badio service run that forced a Fitchburg timeout at 7-2. The Falcons broke the streak out of the timeout, but the Trailblazers kept the pressure on stretching their advantage to 15-4 and then 19-6 before another Falcon timeout. MCLA again gave no quarter with a Chloie Garber kill that ultimately would give MCLA the 25-10 first-set win.
  • At 6-6 in the second, the Trailblazers pulled away with a 10-2 run to make it 16-8, but the Falcons refused to quit clawing their way back into the set and forcing an MCLA timeout down just 19-17. Fitchburg would win the next two points to tie the set at 19-19 and the two teams found themselves again tied at 22-22. But the hosts again showed their metal, taking the next three points with another Garber kill, giving the Trailblazers the 25-22 set win to go up 2-0 in the match.
  • Trailing for much of the third set, Fitchburg caught the hosts at 18-18 and then went ahead 21-19, forcing a Trailblazer timeout. With the score 23-23, the Falcons were able to close things out, pushing the match to a fourth set.
  • An incredible 14-0 service run by Garber to begin the fourth left little doubt of the set and match. Fitchburg would get no closer than 16-6 as the Trailblazers cruised to a 25-9 set win and a return date at Worcester State in the MASCAC semifinals on Thursday.

UP NEXT:

On Thursday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Worcester State for the MASCAC playoff semi-finals with the Lancers at the Worcester State Wellness Center. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

 

#4 Framingham State 3, #5 Bridgewater State 0   Box Score 

Framingham, Mass. - The fourth seed Framingham State University volleyball team defeated fifth seed Bridgewater State 3-0 this evening in one quarterfinal of the 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Volleyball Tournament at Logan Gymnasium.   

THE BASICS: 

- Scores:  Framingham State 3, Bridgewater State 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-19) 

- Records:  #4 Framingham State (19-10), #5 Bridgewater State (4-13) 

- Location:  Logan Gymnasium – Framingham, Mass.         

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

  • The Rams secured the victory by scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-19 to advance in the conference tournament. 

  • The Rams were paced by 14 kills from Hailey Sanders. Sanders connected on 14 of 22 swings for a .455 attack percentage. 

  • Anna Szymanski chipped in with 11 kills and added five digs, while Natalie Reynolds chipped in with six kills, four digs and three blocks. 

  • Carly Beaulieu led the back row with 17 defensive digs, two aces and two assists, while Stella Bailey finished the match with 35 set assists and three digs with two aces. 

  • The Bears were led on the attack by eight kills from Abigail Reardon. Reardon connected on eight of her 21 attempts for a .333 attack percentage. 

  • Meaghan Coutu chipped in with six kills and seven digs, while Sarah Brogioli and Lily Welch finished the match with four kills apiece. 

  • The Bears defense was led by eight digs from Xin Ai Robinson, while Lily Misay finished the match with six. 

UP NEXT: 

The fourth seeded Rams are back in action on Thursday night in the MASCAC Volleyball Tournament Semifinals where they will face top seed Westfield State in Westfield at 7 p.m. 

Releases courtesy of MCLA and Framingham State Sports Information