Box Score

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (October 6, 2010) -- The Vassar College women's volleyball team put forth a commendable effort on Wednesday Night at Kenyon Hall against a tough Stevens Institute of Technology team, but came up just short in each of three consecutive sets, dropping the match 18-25, 22-25, 20-25.

The Brewers, now 8-9, will look to bounce back from the loss on Saturday, October 9 when they host a tri-match at Kenyon Hall beginning at 12 p.m. against Marietta College and New Jersey City University. The Brewers will be hosting their third annual “Dig Pink” event on Saturday to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Ducks improve their record to 17-4 and will take five game winning streak to Cortland on Friday, October 8 for a 5 p.m. match.

Vassar was led by junior Amy Bavosa and sophomore Chloe McGuire who each registered eight kills, followed closely by freshman Jessie Ditmore who had six kills of her own to go along with seven digs. Sophomore Hilary Koenigs had 20 assists in the match while senior Chelsea Mottern led the team with 13 digs. The Brewers played particularly well defensively, racking up 52 digs with freshman Rose Carman and senior Julianna Simon contributing to the cause with 10 and 8 respectively, and McGuire chipping in with seven.

The Ducks were led by the 15 kills of senior Maggie Majcher, to go along with 11 from sophomore Maggie Kowalska and eight from junior Amethyst Holder. Senior Sara Budar led Stevens with 35 assists while classmate Julia Reilly led the team with 24 digs.

After losing the first two games by just a few points, the Brewers came out with a vengeance in the third set and jumped out to a 6-3 lead behind kills from Bavosa and McGuire. The Ducks however, were not to be outdone and with the score at 8-6 in Vassar's favor, scored six straight points to go ahead 12-8. A pair of Ditmore kills and a strong defensive showing allowed the Brewers to narrow down the Stevens lead to just a point, 21-20. Despite the Brewer intensity, the Ducks were able to rail off four straight points behind a pair of kills from Majcher to prevail in the final set, 25-21.

No team was able to gain a lead of more than three points in the second set, as the two squads battled their way to a 12-12 tie with the Brewers receiving kills from Bavosa, McGuire, Ditmore, freshman Rose Carmen and senior Julianna Simon. The Brewers pulled ahead briefly behind a couple of dominant kills from McGuire, but a Kowalska kill as well as a couple Brewer attack errors evened the score at 20. Stevens finished the match with a strong attack, finishing off the Brewers 25-22 with kills from three different players.

Stevens set the tone early in the first set, jumping out to a 6-1 lead, but the Brewers quickly recovered behind consecutive Bavosa-Ditmore blocks and a kill from Bavosa. The teams again went back and forth and the Brewers used an intense and gritty defense to stay in the game, forcing the Stevens hitters out of their comfort spots and into attack errors. The Brewers fought off the Ducks to a score of 19-18 after a Bavosa kill, but the Ducks again came on strong at the end of the set, scoring the last six points to win it, 25-18.