New London, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer women's volleyball team triumphed the Badgers of Northern Vermont University-Johnson in tonight's five set thriller in Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center. Senior Captain Anna Allen (Los Angeles, Calif.) recorded her 2,000^th career assist during the third set of the match. 

The Basics:
 
Score: Colby-Sawyer 3, Northern Vermont University-Johnson 2 (
(21-25| 25-16| 25-21| 25-17| 15-12) 
Records: Colby-Sawyer (5-7, 0-1 GNAC), Northern Vermont University- Johnson (3-3)
Location: New London, N.H. 
 
Rapid Recap: 

• The Chargers started strong with an attack by freshman Shaelyn Thornton (Scarborough, ME). Both sides went point-for-point for the vast majority of the set until a four-point run by the Badgers broke the 20-20 tie to give Northern Vermont the game-point. An attacking error ignited some hope for the Chargers but was extinguished as the badgers produced the final kill to take the first set 25-21.
• Trailing 1-0, the Chargers overpowered the Badgers in kills during the second set, 12 to eight. Six of the 12 kills derived from a seven-point run from freshman Ally Majenski (Marshfield, Mass.), junior Ava LaValle (Peabody, Mass.), and junior Olivia Werner (Williston, VT). The Badgers, behind by 10, received a point due to a service error by Colby-Sawyer. The women were able to reach 25, leaving the Northern Vermont Badgers at 16. 
• During the third set of the match, Allen recorded her 2,000^th career assist and was celebrated by the pausing of play, a special announcement, and a poster from Head Coach Cailyn Straubel. Allen recorded 10 kills in the third set. The Chargers dropped set 3 with a score of 25-21. 
• Needing to win the fourth set to stay afloat, the Chargers scored first and took the lead in which they maintained for the entire set. With 26 total errors coming from both teams, the fourth set was a tad slower than the rest. The Chargers recorded six kills to the opposing four by the Badgers. Aside from the errors, the women were able to take set 4 and head into the fifth set tied 2-2. 
• The Chargers showed a lot of promise to start the fifth set as they produced a five-point run beginning with two bad sets from the Badgers. The Chargers, up 6-3, allowed a successful attack by Northern Vermont to interrupt their run. However, Werner quickly answered back with a dynamic kill assisted by Allen. After an attack by the Badgers, junior Ameesah Cotten (Newburgh, N.Y.) produced a kill to make the score 8-5, Chargers. A service error by Colby-Sawyer sparked a four-point run by the Badgers to give them the 9-8 lead which was quickly lost by an attacking error coming from the Badgers. The next six points of the set were evenly distributed to each side as both teams recorded three kills. With the score even at 12, Werner smacked one over with an intense amount of power behind it giving LaValle the next service. A serving ace by LaValle and an attacking error by the Badgers ended the set giving the Chargers the 3-2 victory.  

Notes and Notables:  

• Allen finished the night with 39 total assists to contribute to her 2,017 total career assists. 
• LaValle produced five serving aces for the Chargers. 
• Freshman Audra Fontes (Fresno, Calif.) had 25 digs for the match. 

 
Up Next:
Women's volleyball takes the weekend off from competition and is back in the Hogan Sports Center again on Tuesday, September 28^th at 7 PM against the Pilgrims of New England College.