CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Wentworth women's volleyball team is headed back to Boston with a 2-2 overall record, after facing fierce West Coast competition in the 2019 Pacific Coast Classic. The Leopards concluded the tournament with a 3-0 sweep over Redlands, before falling in five sets to Pomona-Pitzer.
Game One: Wentworth 3, Redlands 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-17)
STAT LEADERS – Wentworth
- Kills – Leah Rogoz (13), Claire Quick (12) (.379)
- Digs – Claire Quick (18), Leah Rogoz (13), Lexie Cambray (11), Chaise Kakuk (10)
- Assists – Chaise Kakuk (15), Jordan Chapman (14)
- Blocks – Mary Zlotosch (3 BA, 1 BS)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Leopards grinded out the straight set victory, starting in the first set after being down 6-2 early on. Several lead changes and set ties kept both teams on competitive edge, as Redlands evened out the score 18-18 following a service ace. A Redlands miscue and a service ace from Ashley Lavigne (Waterford, N.Y.) gave Wentworth a two-point cushion, which stood until consecutive kills from Zlotosch and Quick secured the four-point lead.
- Redlands got off to a hot start in the middle set, and led by as much as five points, 14-9. Wentworth switch gears and turned a 5-1 run, shrinking the gap to a single point 15-14. The Leopards called for a timeout after Redlands answered with a 3-0 run of its own, and kept in front until the dwindling moments of the set. Down 23-20, Wentworth persevered and scored five straight points on two kills from Quick and an ace from Kakuk, finishing the job 25-23 despite a late timeout from the Bulldogs.
- Executing power and confidence after the first two sets, Wentworth tied the last set 2-2 with Rogoz on the serve, and kept out front for the set's remainder. The Leopards forced the Bulldogs into 10 attack errors, who hit -.093 overall in the set.
NOTEWORTHY
- Leopards booked first sweep of the season
- Quick, Rogoz, registered second straight double-double of the season
- Four players held down the defense with 10 or more digs
Game Two: Pomona-Pitzer 3, Wentworth 2 (25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 23-25, 12-15)
STAT LEADERS – Wentworth
- Kills – Leah Rogoz (18), Mary Zlotosch (10), Krisila Hammett (10)
- Digs – Jade Iadarola (24), Leah Rogoz (18), Jordan Chapman (10)
- Assists – Jordan Chapman (26), Chaise Kakuk (13)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wentworth hit .294 and .371 in the first two sets, respectively to gain a 2-0 match lead. In the succeeding two sets, the offense struggled from the floor while Pomona-Pitzer erased the deficit with two set wins of their own to force a fifth.
- The Sagehens took the first lead of the extra set, 2-1, and fought off a relentless retaliation from Wentworth, which included two set ties late in the frame. Zlotosch and Devin Neal (Lebanon, Ohio) jumped up for a block for the 10-10 score, while a Sagehens' attack error deadlocked the set at 11-all. Izzy Deatherage came in clutch for Pomona-Pitzer, smashing back-to-back kills and forcing Wentworth into a timeout. The Sagehens tacked on another point out of the break for match-point and put the match away with a final kill from Vicky Addo-Ashong.
NOTEWORTHY
- Rogoz booked her third double-double across four matches on the California trip, while Chapman earned her first collegiate double-double
- Iadarola set a career-high with 24 digs, which ranks second all-time in digs in five sets
NEXT
- Leopards face Simmons College on Thursday, September 5th.
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