NEW LONDON, N.H. - The Colby-Sawyer women's volleyball team picked up a 3-2 (20-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 15-10) win at home Monday night to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament. 

Rapid Recap:

• The Bulldogs came ready to fight Monday evening taking a quick 6-3 lead over the Chargers. Sophomore Brenna Piller (Simsbury, Conn.) got the Chargers back on the board with a kill followed by a service ace by senior Audra Fontes (Fresno, Calif.). Back-to-back kills by first-year Kamryn Brakemeier (Fort Worth, Texas) and Piller gave the Chargers the 7-6 lead. The Chargers continued to extend their lead with kills by Brakemeier and senior Brooke Patnode (Weare, N.H.), but the Bulldogs continued to battle and took a 17-13 lead over the Chargers late in the first set. Senior Ally Majenski (Marshfield, Mass.) cut the Bulldogs lead with a kill, but Dean capitalized on Chargers errors to take the first set 25-20. 
• Senior Katie Mollberg (Naples, Fla.) got the Chargers on the board with a kill, but the Bulldogs responded to tie the game early in the second set. Service ace by Piller and back-to-back kills by Brakemeier extended the Chargers lead to 12-4 in the second set. The Bulldogs responded with a service ace and took advantage of Chargers errors to get the set within two points as they trailed 14-12. Both teams would trade points back in forth in the second set with back-to-back kills by Brakemeier giving the home team a 22-17 lead. Majenski would solidify the set favoring the Chargers with a kill as the Chargers won the second set 25-17.
• Patnode got the Chargers on the board first in the third set with a service ace, but the Bulldogs responded with a kill of their own.  Piller kickstarted a 4-0 run for the Chargers with a kill, while Mollberg chipped in another kill as the Chargers led 6-3 in the set. The Bulldogs and Chargers would trade points throughout the third set and took a 14-12 lead. A kill by Piller and a service ace by sophomore Bree Bacon (Brookline, Mass.) to give the Chargers the lead, but the Bulldogs took advantage Chargers errors and tied the set up. The teams continued to battle before the Bulldogs would pull away and take a 2-1 set lead over the Chargers. 
• The Bulldogs continued to put in the work in the fourth set taking a quick 4-2 lead over the home team, but a service ace by Bacon and Bulldog error would tie the set up at 4-4. The two teams traded kills and attacking errors back and forth, but a kill by Mollberg and service ace by first-year Madison Sinatro (Simsbury, Conn.) gave the Chargers the 13-11 lead. The Bulldogs would tie the set up at 14-14, but a kill by Brakemeier extended the Chargers lead to 18-15. Majenski put three kills away in the set to give the Chargers the 23-17 lead and a service ace by Patnode would force a fifth set. 
• The Chargers took a 5-1 lead with kills by Mollberg, Piller, and Brakemeier and the Chargers did not let off of the gas. Charger Nation was in full force bringing the energy Monday night as the Chargers continued to dominate with Majenski putting the ball away with two quick kills. Mollberg would extend the Chargers lead to 12-9 in the fifth set and the home team took advantage of back-to-back attacking errors by the Bulldogs and were one point away from victory. Brakemeier would put the ball away with a kill and gave the Chargers the 3-2 victory over the visiting Bulldogs as the home team took the fifth set 15-10. 

Inside the Numbers:

• Brakemeier led the way for the Chargers with 19 kills and two digs while Majenski added 16 kills and eight digs. 
• Patnode recorded 48 assists, 15 digs, and three service aces while Sinatro added 10 digs and a service ace. 
• Fontes tallied 24 digs and two services aces while Piller chipped in 12 digs, nine kills, and three services aces. 

Post-Game Press:
"It was really incredible to get the win," said senior Ally Majenski (Marshfield, Mass.). "Everyone fought and played hard for each other and it was a great experience for our team!!"

Up Next: 
The Chargers return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Newton, Massachusetts to take on number one seeded Lasell University in the quarterfinal round of the GNAC playoffs with a 6:00 PM start.