Women's Volleyball Turns Curry Away in Straight Sets

BOSTON, Mass. – The Wentworth women's volleyball team took care of Curry College, 3-0 (25-9, 25-16, 25-18), in Commonwealth Coast Conference action on Wednesday evening inside Tansey Gymnasium.

Wentworth climbs to 16-5 and 4-1 in the CCC, while Curry dips to 11-9 this season and 0-4 against league opponents.

STAT LEADERS

• Kills – Samantha Lassiter (9) (.500), Riley Waggoner (7) (.375), Mary Zlotosch (7) (.429)
• Digs – Lexie Cambray (14), Leah Rogoz (9), Jade Iadarola (6)
• Assists – Chaise Kakuk (28)
• Blocks – Samantha Lassiter (2 BA, 1 BS)
  
  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Wentworth hit .318 as a team with 10 kills and just three errors on 22 swings, and turned away Curry with ease in the first set. The Colonels struggled offensively hitting -.200 with just four kills in the frame.
• After sophomore Jade Iadarola (Miami, Fla.) broke a 3-3 tie with back-to-back kills to start the second set, the Leopards went on a 7-1 run for a 9-4 lead and never surrendered, despite Curry pulling within three points. Curry's Caroline Kilduff and a WIT miscue shrunk the deficit to 17-14 for the Colonels, but sophomore Mary Zlotosch (Durham, N.H.) served six straight points, including two services aces to send Wentworth to a 25-16 victory.
• The Colonels showed life in the final set and stole the advantage on two separate plays early on, lastly with a kill from Amanda Wood as the scoreboard read 7-6 in favor of the visitors. Seniors Leah Rogoz (Woodridge, Ill.) and Samantha Lassiter (Rogers, Ark.) put down back-to-back kills while Waggoner booked an ace to redirect the lead in Wentworth's hands, who later built a 12-8 lead to force a Curry timeout. An assisted block by Kilduff and Wood would pull Curry within three points, 16-13, but that's as close as the Colonels would come as Wentworth ignited another late-set run to close out the match.
  
  

NOTEWORTHY

• The conference match was held in celebration of Wentworth Inauguration week, as the community celebrates its 5^th President, Dr. Mark Thompson. Dr. Thompson's inauguration ceremony will take place on Friday, October 18^th.
• Wentworth has won 13 of its 16 matches in straight sets.
• Wentworth is 10-1 all-time against the Colonels, having won the last four meetings.

NEXT

• Wentworth steps out of conference on Saturday for a tri-match with Regis and Southern Maine in Weston, Mass.

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