NEW LONDON, Conn. –
In the first home match in 10 days for the Bears, they fell in a tough-fought four setter with Springfield College (17-25, 25-22, 17-25, 17-25). The Pride improve to 12-4 with the win, they will next host MIT on Saturday October 17th at 12:00 pm, MIT currently sits at 15-1 after a 3-0 win over Emerson College earlier this evening.
After dropping the first set, CGA bounced back in the second for a 25-22 win. The Bears forced 14 Springfield errors en route to the set win. Up front,
Alaina Corbin (Stafford, Va.),
Corey Lemmer (San Francisco, Cal.) and
Abby Schweitzer (Emmaus, Pa.) each had numerous kills in the set.
In the third set, Coast Guard got down 8-0 to start but managed to crawl back to tie the score at 12-12. In the comeback,
Courtney Shire (Cape May, N.J.) was strong as the leader in the back row, and two freshmen:
Addison Krajicek (Aviano, Italy) and
Allie Jenkins (Dripping Springs, Tex.) were integral to the Bears fighting back to tie it up. The Pride however, for the second time in the match, rattled off eight in a row to take a commanding lead and run away with the third. They kept their foot on the gas in the fourth to lock up the victory.
Corey Lemmer and
Abby Schweitzer combined for 26 kills on the evening, Lemmer notching the 300th of her career. For assists,
Ava Ahokovi (Honolulu, Hawaii) had 19 and
Allie Jenkins had 10 while libero
Courtney Shire added four to surpass 100 in her career. Freshman
Addison Krajicek, in just her second career match, got her first career block and went on to lead the team with four.
Shire was the team-leader in digs with 13, with
Bella Samaniego (Yucaipa, Cal.) and
Abby Schweitzer recording 12 and 10 respectively.
The Bears have now lost three straight, falling to 9-6 (1-4 NEWMAC) on the season. They will host their senior day tri-match on Saturday October 17th with Wheaton College and Johnson & Wales. Wheaton College currently sits at 6-12 after a win over Salve Regina today, Johnson & Wales is 10-4 and will face Curry tomorrow before coming to New London on Saturday.
