Women's Volleyball Sweeps Curry on Senior Day

BOSTON, Mass. – A balanced attack from the Wentworth Institute of Technology women's volleyball team (13-8, 3-1 CNE) led to a breeze of conference rival Curry (1-18, 0-4 CNE) in straight sets Saturday morning.

Prior to the match, the Leopards honored seniors Ashley Cao, Helen Barthe, Lexi Zabloudil, Ema Thompson, Sydney Brooke, and Abby Maher, who all played a role in today's sweep.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The two teams swapped scores to open the first set before errors gave the Leopards an 8-4 lead. A kill by Barthe continued the score to 11-9 before the Black & Gold rattled off 14 of the next 19 points, including kills by Cao, Maher, Thompson, and Clairissa Taylor, to claim a 25-13 set win.
• After the Colonels took a 2-1 edge in the second frame, the Leopards scored nine straight, marking a 10-2 score, before extending the score to 17-3 later in the set. A finish by Thompson marked a 22-4 score before two kills from Barthe claimed a 25-7 set win.
• Wentworth shot out to an 11-3 lead in the third set before two finishes from Barthe marked a 14-4 lead. Kills from Cao and Thompson pushed the advantage to 20-6 before a sting of errors plagued the Colonels and earned the Leopards a 25-12 set win.

SERIES NOTES:

• The Leopards dominate the all-time series, 14-1.

NEXT UP:

• The Black & Gold continue their conference slate Wednesday at home against Gordon.

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