Bears Win 3-0 Over Vikings
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Bridgewater St. (3-2, 2-0) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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Salem St. (1-9, 1-1) | 17 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
SALEM, Mass. – Bridgewater State improved to 3-2 and remained unbeaten (2-0) in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference play as the Bears defeated the Vikings 3-0 (25-17, 25-18 and 25-16) on Saturday at Twohig Gymnasium. The Vikings are now 1-9 and 1-1 in conference.
Amber Arruda (Swansea, Mass.) produced four kills and hit .571 in the first set as Bridgewater State defeated Salem State 25-17 in set one. Sydney Rice (Medway, Mass.) and Becca Whalen (Plymouth, Mass.) combined for eight kills as the Bears built a 19-10 lead following a kill from Rice. An attack error by Bridgewater State drew the Vikings to within 21-15, but the Bears sealed the win following back-to back kills by Arruda and Saadia Reid (Bridgewater, Mass.).
Bridgewater State hit at a .265 clip, committing just four errors in a 25-18 set two victory. The two teams played a tightly contested match to open the set. However, leading 5-4, the Bears opened up a 10-6 lead following consecutive kills by Abigail Reardon (Fairhaven, Mass.). A kill by Abigail O'Connor (Gilford, N.H.) and an attack error drew Salem State to within 13-11, but poor hitting by Salem State helped the Bears pull away late, as two kills from Gabryella Serrano (Bridgewater, Mass.) helped secure the win.
Salem State trailed 8-7 in set three following a kill by Miranda Quinlan (Billerica, Mass.). A 7-3 run by Bridgewater State propelled the Bears to a 15-10 lead after a kill by Rice. Rice continued her strong play as two more kills and back-to-back aces by the senior helped the Bears build a 21-11 lead. Trailing 24-12, four straight points by Salem State made it a 24-16 game, but Serrano ended the set and match with her eighth kill of the day.
Rice and Becca Whalen (Plymouth, Mass.) combined for 18 kills for the Bears while Victoria Caiano (Acushnet, Mass.) produced 22 digs and three aces. Savannah Quintal (Assonet, Mass.) had a game-high 24 assists to go with three aces.
O'Connor led the Vikings with five kills. Michelle Le (Woburn, Mass.) had 10 digs while Eva Haralabatos (Melrose, Mass.) contributed 12 assists.