WALTHAM, Mass. – The Assumption University women's volleyball team dropped their eighth straight match, as they were swept by Bentley University in Northeast-10 action Thursday evening.
THE BASICS
Score: Bentley University 3, Assumption University 0
Records: Greyhounds (1-10, 1-6 NE10) | Falcons (17-5, 6-1 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Bentley took control early in the first set, as they snagged the first seven points. Down 12-5, the Greyhounds would not roll over, as they got within two (12-10) following a 6-0 run. Assumption took their first lead of the set at 15-14 after a
Kyra Belden ace. The hosting Falcons would eventually win the set, as they had a late push to grab a 25-20 set win.
The two teams traded points in the second set as neither could establish a significant lead.w Up 13-12, Bentley rattled off seven-straight points and nine of ten points to go up 21-13. Despite a late run by Assumption, the Falcons went up 2-0, following a 25-17 set two win.
Bentley again ran out to an early lead, as they went up 9-1. Later on, in the third set, Assumption would string together a few points, but a longer run answered it by the Falcons. The host would run away with a 25-16 win in the match-clinching set.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
UP NEXT
- AU at Adelphi, Saturday, October 15, 1:00 pm
- Bentley vs. New Haven, Friday, October 14, 7:30 pm
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