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Paxton Thornton's 18 kills and three blocks lead WestConn over EastConn, 3-1
Story Courtesy of the Western Conn. St. Athletics Site
WILLIMANTIC, CT (Oct. 5) — Sophomore Paxton Thornton (Sharon, CT) recorded 18 kills and three blocks to lead the Western Connecticut State University volleyball team over instate and Little East Conference rival Eastern Connecticut Tuesday evening.
Western Connecticut outscored Eastern 8-1 early in the important third set on the way to a 25-21 win and a 3-1 victory in the Little East Conference match. The win is the third straight for Western over Eastern. The Colonials wrapped up the victory by scoring the final five points of the final set. Western was ranked No. 2in the LEC pre-season poll, ECSU No. 6.
Statistical leaders:
WestConn
Kelley Collins 25
digs
Natalie Crosby 17
digs
Samantha Hathaway 45 assists
Paxton Thornton 18 klls, 3
blocks
Melanie Lombardi 4 blocks
Eastern Conn.
Kristianna Ibsen 10 kills, 3 aces, 3
blocks
Katie Wilson 8
kills, 2 aces
Taylor Abelli 19 digs
Rachel Joy
16 digs, 21 reception attempts with 1 errors (.952)
Samantha Slonski 29 assists
WestConn -
25
22 25
25 - 3
Eastern Conn. -
14 25
21
14 - 1
