Saturday, September 10
Chestnut Hill, MA
10:30 AM
University of Massachusetts Lowell
5-4
0
vs
3
Rider
4-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Lowell | 20 | 16 | 28 | 0 |
| Rider | 25 | 25 | 30 | 3 |
Players Mentioned
MB/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
OH/MB
/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
L/DS
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
UML
RID
Kills
34
38
Errors
19
12
Attempts
100
90
Hitting %
.150
.289
Points
44.0
53.0
Assists
32
31
Aces
6
8
Blocks
4.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
River Hawks drop pair of matches in final day of Beantown Challenge
9/10/2016 10:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
(RIDER PDF | BC PDF)
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell Volleyball team lost a pair of matches in the final day of the Beantown Challenge on Saturday at Power Gym. The River Hawks fell to Rider (3-0) and Boston College (3-2) in non-conference action in their third in-season tournament of the year. Â
The set scores against the Broncs were 20-25, 16-25 and 28-30. The set scores in the match vs. BC were 25-22, 24-26, 25-21, 18-25 and 16-18.
With the losses, the River Hawk fall even at 5-5 overall, while Rider improved to 4-6 and the Eagles upped their record to 5-3 overall.
In the late contest vs. the host Eagles, sophomore Haley Shimon (Des Moines, Iowa.) totaled a team-high 15 kills, six total blocks and four service aces. Senior middle blocker Lauren Bennett (Wilmington, Mass.) and freshman Madi Bell (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) each chipped in with 12 kills apiece in the loss against the Eagles. Sophomore middle blocker Lade Adeniyi (Springfield, Ill.) also turned in a solid performance with seven kills and a career-high 12 total blocks.
Bennett and Shimon were named to the Beantown Challenge All-Tournament Team for their efforts in three matches over the weekend.
Sophomore setter Delaney Mendez (Phoenix, Ariz.) registered a career-high 42 assists running the River Hawks offense. Â Sophomore libero Lindsey Visvardis (Homer Glen, Ill.) posted 17 digs in another strong defensive effort.
In the early match against Rider, Shimon led the River Hawks' offensive attack with 12 kills and a .308 hitting percentage. Bell chipped in with another 11 kills in the losing effort, while Visvardis  totaled 14 digs and four service aces.
The River Hawks fought hard with a match-high 17 kills in the third set, but it wasn't enough to extend the match. UMass Lowell hit a .263 clip with eight kills in the middle stanza. Â
UMass Lowell returns to action on Tuesday, September 13th for a home match at Costello Athletic Center against Northeastern (7pm).
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