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Pine Manor Edges Eastern Nazarene in Non-Conference Thriller
Story and Photo Courtesy of the Eastern Nazarene Athletics Site
The Eastern Nazarene College women’s volleyball team
created opportunities to pull away but the visiting Gators of Pine
Manor Colleges refused to give in and battled back for the 3-2
victory Thursday night at ENC’s Lahue PE Center.. The Gators
completed the comeback in the five sets as they fought back from a
2-1 deficit to take the non-conference match on hosting Eastern
Nazarene’s senior night.
Eastern Nazarene rode the momentum of the pregame senior day
ceremony as they took the first set 25-22. Pine Manor quickly
responded with a convincing 25-13 victory, tying the match at one
apiece.
In the third set, Eastern Nazarene jumped out to an early 17-5 lead
and looked to be headed for an easy win. Trailing by 8, the Gators
climbed all the way back to 22-18. With their lead cut to four, the
Lady Lions regained their composure and finished of the third set
25-18.
The fourth set was a back and forth thriller in which the lead
changed hands seemingly every other point. With the score tied at
23, Pine Manor came up with two big plays to finish off the set
with a 25-23 win.
The deciding set was played even more closely than the second as
neither team lead by more than two points throughout. But it was
the visiting Gators that persevered and cam e out with a 15-12 win
and the 3-2 match victory.
Freshman setter Megan Patch orchestrated the Gator offense as she
tallied a match high 44 assists. Pine Manor sophomore Alie Johnston
lead all players with 15 kills while teammate Ashley Carusone
anchored the Gator defense with 29 digs.
Eastern Nazarene senior Amber
Burns led the offensive attack with 13 kills and 9 assists in
her final home match of a brilliant four year career. Freshman
setter Sam
Losano led the team with 11 assists while fellow freshman Cayla
Clinkscale contributed with 8 assists and 5 digs.
The Lions will play their final two matches of the 2010 regular
season as they travel to Western New England College for TCCC
matches against WNEC and New England College. Match times are set
for 11am and 1 pm.
