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Bears Sweep WPI

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WORCESTER, Mass. –  Sophomore Madison Scott had eight kills and four blocks leading Coast Guard to a 3-0 win over host WPI in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) match.

The Bears won by set scores of 25-22, 26-24 and 25-21 to improve to 6-4 overall and 2-2 in conference play while WPI drops to 8-3 overall and 2-2 in NEWMAC action. Coast Guard beat WPI for the 18th straight time in the series between the two schools.

In the opening set, WPI led 21-19 before the Bears scored six of the final seven points behind the serving of junior Susan West for the 25-22 win.

WPI jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the second set, but the Bears trailing 10-8 ran off six straight points with senior Emily Gilland serving for a 14-10 edge. The Bears pushed the lead to 22-17 before WPI rallied with six straight for a 23-22 advantage. Coast Guard had set point 24-23, but a kill by Casey Hunt tied it 24-24. Scott and Summer Adams registered back-to-back kills to give the Bears a 26-24 win.

The final set was back-and-forth tied as late as 14-14. Coast Guard took its largest lead 21-17 before the Engineers scored three straight to make it 21-20. The Bears pushed the lead to 23-20 and won it 25-21.

West led the Bears with 22 digs while senior Maggie Hine had a team-high 27 assists to go with 18 digs in the win.

"We played our most complete match of the year so far against a well coached team in WPI," said Coast Guard head coach Mike Bynon. "We could still close out sets a little cleaner, but overall it was a good performance to get back to .500 in the conference."

The Bears are back in action on Saturday when the play both Wesleyan (10 am) and Western New England (noon) at Wesleyan.




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Players Mentioned

Summer Adams

#14 Summer Adams

OH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Emily Gilland

#6 Emily Gilland

DS
5' 7"
Senior
Maggie Hine

#3 Maggie Hine

S
5' 8"
Senior
Madison Scott

#16 Madison Scott

MB/RS
6' 0"
Sophomore
Susan West

#15 Susan West

MB
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Summer Adams

#14 Summer Adams

5' 11"
Sophomore
OH
Emily Gilland

#6 Emily Gilland

5' 7"
Senior
DS
Maggie Hine

#3 Maggie Hine

5' 8"
Senior
S
Madison Scott

#16 Madison Scott

6' 0"
Sophomore
MB/RS
Susan West

#15 Susan West

6' 0"
Junior
MB
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