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Daniel Webster Tops Lesley Again, Sweep Lynx 3-0
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Lesley University men's volleyball
sputtered in its attempt to avenge a tough loss at Daniel Webster
on Saturday, falling to the Eagles 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-16)
Wednesday night in New England Collegiate Conference men's
volleyball play.
Daniel Webster's Joe
Walz (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow) was the difference,
as he skied for match-highs of 16 kills and three solo blocks to go
along with 11 digs. Chris
Shannon (Ronkonkoma, NY/North Sachem) chipped in with a
match-best 13 digs to go with 12 kills, and Kyle
Clement (Weymouth, MA/Weymouth Catholic) added 25 assists, 11
digs and a solo block as the Eagles evened their record at 2-2,
moving to 2-0 in NECC play.
For Lesley (1-12, 0-4 NECC), Tyler Reeves (Coventry, CT/Coventry)
and William Lau (Charlestown, MA/Boston Latin) tied for a team-high
12 digs, and Christian Domingo (Los Angeles, CA/College of Canyons)
totaled seven kills and seven digs. Zachary Almeida-Beers added
eight digs and a pair of solo blocks.
Daniel Webster used a 10-3 run to come out to a 13-5 lead in the
opening set. Walz set the tone for a dominant night at the net with
three kills in the Eagles last five points, as DWC cruised,
25-13.
As it did in nearly coming back from a 2-0 deficit on Saturday in
Nashua, the Lynx showed their fight in Game 2. Neither team led by
more than two for the first half of the game, and back-to-back
kills from Lau and Domingo tied the contest at 17-17. Daniel
Webster countered by scoring seven of the next nine points, with
Walz and David
Miller (Eldersburg, MD/Liberty) each getting up for two kills
in the run that put the Eagles up 24-20 in their 25-23
win.
The Eagles used a 7-1 run midway through the final set to open up
a 15-10 cushion, later scoring six straight points, five with Justin
Masse (Hudson, MA/Alvirne) serving, in a 25-16 Game 3 win.
Daniel Webster hit a combined .282 in Game 3, with Lesley posting a
hitting percentage of .000.
The Lynx return to play Friday night in NECVA action at Mount Ida,
and the Eagles are in NECC/NECVA action on Saturday at Elms.
