9/12/2015 10:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Junior middle blocker Lauren Bennett notches career-high 18 kills
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LOWELL, Mass. -- Junior middle blocker Lauren Bennett (Wilmington, Mass.) registered a career-high 18 kills to lead the River Hawk Volleyball team to a 3-2 win against Quinnipiac in the finale of the UMass Lowell Invitational on Saturday night at the Costello Athletic Center. The set scores were 25-20, 11-25, 25-19, 17-25 and 15-5.
The River Hawks improved to a 1-10 overall record on the season, while Quinnipiac fell to 1-9 on the season. UMass Lowell lost the first match of the day to Holy Cross (3-0) with set scores of 16-25, 21-25 and 12-25.
Bennett finished the match vs. the Bobcats with a .424 hitting percentage and two blocks. Bennett was named to the UMass Lowell Invitational All-Tournament Team in helping UMass Lowell to its first win of the season. Freshman middle blocker Lade Adeniyi (Springfield, Ill.) amassed a career-high 12 kills with a .348 hitting percentage, while freshman outside hitter Haley Shimon (Des Moines, Iowa) also made it into double figures with 11 kills.
UMass Lowell scored nine straight points in the deciding set off strong serving from freshman outside hitter Erica Cappellino (Penfield, N.Y) who posted three service aces in that stretch. Co-Captain Rachel Arnason (Kelowna, B.C.) closed out the match with a service ace of her own to help seal the win for the River Hawks, while posting a career and match-high 16 digs.
In the early match vs. the Crusaders, Arnason, Bennett and Masha Yelsukova (Santa Clara, Calif.) each notched six kills apiece.
The River Hawks return to action on Friday, September 18th for a 10 a.m. tilt against Mississippi Valley State in their opening match of the UAB Invitational.
LOWELL, Mass. -- Junior middle blocker Lauren Bennett (Wilmington, Mass.) registered a career-high 18 kills to lead the River Hawk Volleyball team to a 3-2 win against Quinnipiac in the finale of the UMass Lowell Invitational on Saturday night at the Costello Athletic Center. The set scores were 25-20, 11-25, 25-19, 17-25 and 15-5.
The River Hawks improved to a 1-10 overall record on the season, while Quinnipiac fell to 1-9 on the season. UMass Lowell lost the first match of the day to Holy Cross (3-0) with set scores of 16-25, 21-25 and 12-25.
Bennett finished the match vs. the Bobcats with a .424 hitting percentage and two blocks. Bennett was named to the UMass Lowell Invitational All-Tournament Team in helping UMass Lowell to its first win of the season. Freshman middle blocker Lade Adeniyi (Springfield, Ill.) amassed a career-high 12 kills with a .348 hitting percentage, while freshman outside hitter Haley Shimon (Des Moines, Iowa) also made it into double figures with 11 kills.
UMass Lowell scored nine straight points in the deciding set off strong serving from freshman outside hitter Erica Cappellino (Penfield, N.Y) who posted three service aces in that stretch. Co-Captain Rachel Arnason (Kelowna, B.C.) closed out the match with a service ace of her own to help seal the win for the River Hawks, while posting a career and match-high 16 digs.
In the early match vs. the Crusaders, Arnason, Bennett and Masha Yelsukova (Santa Clara, Calif.) each notched six kills apiece.
The River Hawks return to action on Friday, September 18th for a 10 a.m. tilt against Mississippi Valley State in their opening match of the UAB Invitational.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
HC
UML
Kills
40
28
Errors
9
18
Attempts
84
90
Hitting %
.369
.111
Points
53.0
33.0
Assists
39
26
Aces
6
3
Blocks
7.0
2.0
Game Leaders
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