Mustangs Sweep Nighthawks

The Mount Ida women's volleyball team defeated Newbury College tonight in Brookline, MA by a score of 3-0.  The Mustangs dominated the Nighthawks from the start and swept all three games by scores of 25-14, 25-18 and 25-21.  

In game one of the match, Mount Ida set the tone from the start, breaking open the score 9-1 before Newbury would settle down and get into their rhythm.  The Nighthawks put together a string of points but it was not enough to slow down the Mustangs' offense as they would go on a run to end the game 25-14.  Mount Ida was led by Lauren Biondo (Coventry, RI/Coventry) who recorded three kills in the game. 

In the second game of the evening, the Mustangs' Chelsea Darnell (Dublin, OH/Dublin Scioto) would begin to heat up, recording three kills and five digs in the game.  Adding support to her teammate, Amanda Pereira (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford) also had three kills and four digs helping to drive the Mustangs to a 25-18 finish.    

Game three would bring some life from the Nighthawks as they would go on to take the lead for the first time in the match 10-8 but the Mustangs' Darnell would respond back with five kills and two digs to reclaim the lead.  The Nighthawks went on to put up a fight, but in the end the Mustangs proved to be too much ending the game 25-22.

Despite the loss, the Nighthawks' first year libero Jesse Urrey (Cobleskill, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville) had an impressive performance accumulating 26 digs in the match, while fellow first-year Sarah Young (Waterloo, NY/Waterloo) recorded three kills and eight digs of her own.

The Nighthawks have now dropped to 4-4 on the season and will take the court next on Thursday September 17 when they will travel to Salem State College, game time is set for 7:00pm