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NEW LONDON, Conn. - August 30, 2014 - The Colby-Sawyer women's volleyball team split a pair of matches on the final day of the Bear Invitational hosted by the Coast Guard Academy. The Chargers defeated Suffolk 3-0 (25-9, 25-13, 25-15) and fell to tournament host Coast Guard 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-20). 

The Chargers (1-2) play at Bridgewater on Wednesday, September 3 at 6:00 p.m.

COLBY-SAWYER 3, SUFFOLK 0
In the first match of the day, Jackie Keating had 13 kills and ten digs leading Colby-Sawyer to its first victory of the season. Laura Smolinski had a match-high 33 assists while Lexi Strong had a match-high 12 digs in the win for the Chargers.

Krista Iacobucci led the Rams with 11 digs while Glamarys Sierra had ten assists and nine digs.
 
COAST GUARD 3, COLBY-SAWYER 0
Junior Ashley Dumont had ten kills while freshman Michelle McGill had a match-high 26 digs leading Coast Guard to a 3-0 win. Junior Maggie Hine led the Bears with 19 assists while freshman Michelle Hernandez added 14 assists in the win. Sophomore Michaela McKeown had three aces to lead the Bears.

Stephanie Vecchio had a match-high 12 kills to lead Colby-Sawyer while Lexi Strong had 17 digs and Jackie Keating 14 digs for the Chargers. Laura Smolinski led the way with 26 assists in the loss.

In the opening set, Coast Guard scored seven straight to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 9-3 lead and the Bears scored the final six points for a 25-14 win.

The Bears used a 6-1 spurt to open up a 19-12 lead in game two before winning 25-16.

The Chargers scored the first four points of the third set before Coast Guard ran off nine straight with freshman Michelle McGill serving for a 9-4 lead. The Bears maintained the margin and led 19-13 before Colby Sawyer ran off seven of the next eight to tie it 20-20. Coast Guard would score the final five points to win the match 25-20.