CASTLETON, Vt. – The Colby-Sawyer College women's volleyball team rallied from a late fifth-set deficit on Wednesday evening, edging Vermont State University Castleton, 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 13-25, 25-23, 15-12), in non-conference action at Glenbrook Gymnasium.
Rapid Recap:
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The Spartans took a tight opening frame behind an eight-ace serving effort, holding off a late Charger push to capture the set, 25-23.
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Colby-Sawyer leveled the match in an evenly contested second set that featured 14 ties and eight lead changes. Trailing 24-23, sophomore Claire Rocky (Sherman, Conn.) delivered a clutch kill from senior Bree Bacon (Brookline, Mass.) before junior Kamryn Brakemeier (Keler, Texas) put down the frame-winner to secure the 26-24 equalizer.
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Castleton answered in the third stanza, riding a 13-0 run from the service line to claim a 25-13 decision and take a 2-1 match lead.
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The Chargers dug deep in the fourth set to keep the match alive. Locked in a 23-23 deadlock, sophomore Addison Sasnett (Virginia Beach, VA.) delivered back-to-back kills off sets from Bacon to force a deciding fifth frame with a 25-23 win.
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After falling behind 12-10 in the fifth, Colby-Sawyer mounted a match-ending 5-0 surge. Following a Spartan service error, sophomore Maggie Wilder (North Yarmouth, Maine) sparked the turnaround with an overpass kill, and Castleton committed consecutive hitting errors before Sasnett put down match point at 15-12 to complete the comeback.
Inside the Numbers:
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Sasnett led the Chargers' offense with a career-high 14 kills on 38 attempts, including the final kill in both the fourth and fifth sets.
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Brakemeier and Rocky recorded 10 kills apiece, with Rocky hitting .318 and Brakemeier chipping in two aces, two assists, and five digs.
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Bacon orchestrated the attack with 32 assists and recorded a double-double with 15 digs and four kills.
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First-year Liv Chandonnait (Belmont, N.H.) anchored the back row with a team-leading 17 digs, while first-year Lucy Denu (Derry, N.H.) contributed 13 digs and two aces.
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Junior Madison Sinatro (Simsbury, Conn.) recorded 11 digs, two aces, and three assists.
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The Chargers held an advantage in total digs (96-80) and total kills (48-47), while limiting their own errors in the final set to hit .263.
Up Next:
The Chargers (6-11, 2-3 GNAC)stay on the road Saturday, October 10 for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) match hosted by University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
