SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - October 28, 2015 – The Colby-Sawyer women's volleyball team fell at Western New England University 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 26-24) on Wednesday evening in non-conference action at the Alumni Healthful Living Center.
 
Senior Olivia Lathrop (Farmington, Conn.) turned in a dominant offensive effort, hitting .667 without a single error in 15 attempts to finish with ten kills. The senior also contributed defensively with two block assists and two digs. Junior setter Jessica Sincero (Verplanck, N.Y.) finished with 19 assists and six digs, while senior outside hitter Kelsey Armstrong (Groton, Conn.) added six kills.
 
Junior Gabrielle Rodriguez (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) turned in a double-double effort for Colby-Sawyer, putting down ten kills to go with 11 digs, one block and one assist. Sophomore Lexi Strong (Somersworth, N.H.) matched Rodriguez with 11 digs, while senior Kelsey McCulley (Southampton, N.Y.) compiled six kills, four digs and three aces.
 
Trailing 18-17 in the first set, Western New England rattled off four straight points to regain a 21-18 lead. The Chargers took the next two points to pull back to within one, before a 4-0 Golden Bear run ended the frame. Kornberg followed up a pair of Colby-Sawyer attack errors with an ace, and Caryl Skibinski finished it off with a kill.
 
The Golden Bears came out of the gates on fire in the second set, winning the first six points and never looking back. Colby-Sawyer got as close as two (7-5) but was never able to close the gap, as Western New England extended its advantage to six (13-7) and eventually led by ten (22-12) on its way to a 2-0 set lead.
 
The third frame was the most competitive of the match, with the Chargers holding a 23-22 edge late. Consecutive kills by Lathrop and Armstrong allowed Western New England to regain a one-point lead, before Colby-Sawyer freshman Courtney Murray (Quincy, Mass.) tied the set at 24 with her fifth kill of the contest. A Colby-Sawyer service error brought the visitors to the brink of defeat, and a Charger attack error on the subsequent play ended the match.
 
Western New England (12-12, 4-3 Commonwealth Coast Conference) returns to the Alumni Healthful Living Center for its regular season finale on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Golden Bears will celebrate Senior Day before taking on Wentworth in a CCC contest. Colby-Sawyer (9-23, 6-0 North Atlantic Conference) hits the road again on Saturday for two matches at Plymouth State University. 

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