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Recap | Box Score
Lancers Defeat Nighthawks
The Newbury College women's volleyball team lost to Worcester State College Tuesday evening, in Brookline, MA by a score of 3-1. Senior outside hitter Lauren Saylor (Swansea, MA) led the way for the Lancers with a match high 12 kills.
Worcester State jumped out to the early lead dominating the first game 25-14 but Newbury responded quickly in game 2 and finished the game by a score of 25-22 behind the strong play of First Year outside hitter Sara Hanna (Center Moriches, NY) who recorded 5 kills and 4 digs in the game.
Newbury would go on to put up a strong fight in both the third and fourth games but Worcester State proved to be too much as they went on to win 25-18 and 25-16. Senior middle blocker Colleen O'Brien (Shrewsbury, MA) added the power the Lancers needed to complete the win with 11 kills on 22 attempts for a hitting percentage of .409, while Saylor would add 16 digs to go along with her already impressive stat line.
Despite the loss, Newbury First Year middle blocker Stephanie Williams (Medford, MA) recorded 5 kills while also leading the team in hitting percentage and solo blocks.
With the loss the Nighthawks drop to 5-11 on the season while the Lancers improve to 7-8. Newbury will return to action Thursday October 1st when they travel to Western New England College, game time is set for 7:00pm.
