Whittier, CA - The Vassar College Women's Volleyball team closed its West Coast swing on Friday evening as the Brewers fell in a four-set battle (16-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-27) to Pomona-Pitzer before dropping a 14-25, 15-25, 9-25 decision to #RV Whittier in the nightcap. Vassar's record moves to 10-12 on the season.
Pomona-Pitzer 3 Vassar 1
First Set
- Pomona-Pitzer took a 7-3 lead in the first set behind a kill and an ace from Kayla Thienprasiddhi and an ace from Corinna Benson.
- The lead expanded to 13-5 following two aces from Paige Butler and a kill from Ella Mesard.
- Vassar trimmed the deficit to 17-11 after a kill each from seniors Maura McAusland and Francesca Medrano and a block from first year Gina O'Connell and Medrano.
- Sophia Lee's ace pushed the advantage to 21-11 until Vassar got within 21-16 on kills from junior Eleanor Gegen and sophomore Elena Feuer.
- The Sagehens scored the final four points, capped by an ace from Lexi Seres and a kill from Mesard.
Second Set
- Vassar earned an 8-3 lead to open the second set following an ace each from first year's Sophia Ierulli and Riley Huang and two kills from junior Erin Lovett.
- The lead moved to 12-7 after a kill from senior Holland Kaplan before Pomona-Pitzer scored six straight points to take a 13-12 lead on a block from Greta Klinkmann.
- VC regained the lead to 18-15 behind three winners from Kaplan and blocks from Lovett, O'Connell and Feuer.
- The Brewers went ahead 22-18 on a block from Gegen and Feuer until the Sagehens evened the set at 22, led by a kill each from Thienprasiddhi and Nicole Rabadi.
- Pomona-Pitzer pulled away in the final three points after a block from Alex Besteman and Thienprasiddhi.
Third Set
- VC pulled in front 6-3 behind an ace from Huang and a kill from Kaplan.
- Thienprasiddhi's ace put Pomona-Pitzer ahead 8-6 until Vassar regained the lead 10-9 on a winner from Medrano.
- The Sagehens then went back ahead 16-12 on a kill from Butler before VC cut the deficit to 17-16 on three consecutive kills from Kaplan.
- Vassar moved in front 20-18 as O'Connell buried two kills but the Sagehens tied the set at 21 on a kill from Sophia Scholz.
- Pomona-Pitzer got to match point at 24-23 but an ace from McAusland and a kill from Lovett led Vassar to a 26-24 set victory.
Fourth Set
- Vassar scored a 6-2 advantage in the fourth set behind two Kaplan kills, a winner each from O'Connell and Lovett and a block from the duo.
- Pomona-Pitzer scored nine straight points to earn an 11-6 lead, capped by a Mesard kill.
- Vassar evened the set at 13 on a kill from Lovett and an ace from Medrano until Samantha Grabb's kill pushed Pomona-Pitzer ahead 17-14.
- The Brewers responded to take a 19-18 lead behind a kill each from Lovett and Kaplan.
- VC expanded its lead to 23-19 following a kill and an ace from Kaplan and a winner from O'Connell.
- Two aces from Mikayla Hsieh and a kill from Makayla Sheffer reduced the deficit to 23-22.
- O'Connell's kill pushed the Brewers to set point but Pomona-Pitzer scored five of the final six points as Sophie Mies and Grabb buried consecutive kills to win the final set.
For The Brewers
- Kaplan finished with 16 kills and 11 digs while Lovett notched eight kills and six blocks.
- Gegen added six kills and two blocks along with O'Connell posting five kills and five blocks.
- Medrano totaled 29 assists, two aces, nine digs and two kills while Feuer recorded five blocks.
- McAusland lifted 12 digs while Huang garnered 22 digs and two aces.
For The Sagehens
- Thienprasiddhi registered 12 kills, seven aces and two blocks while Grabb notched 10 kills, five blocks and five digs.
- Klinkmann recorded six kills, five blocks and two digs along with Sheffer posting five kills, five blocks and five digs.
- Besteman added five kills and eight blocks along with Mesard chipping in five kills.
- Butler finished with 16 assists, three aces and six digs while Sophia Kim added 18 kills and seven digs.
- Benson recorded 20 digs and two aces.
#RV Whittier 3 Vassar 0
First Set
- Whittier raced out to a 7-2 lead to start the match as Malena The buried three kills along with one winner from Mia Rogers.
- The lead grew to 12-5 on a winner from Mia D'Amato and increased to 18-7 on a block from The and D'Amato.
- Vassar got within 19-9 after a kill from Kaplan and a block from O'Connell and Kaplan.
- Rogers pushed the lead back to 22-9 until two kills from Kaplan, a winner each from Medrano and O'Connell and an ace from Ierulli cut the lead to 24-13.
- A kill from Lola Padilla and an ace from Alyssa Gonzalez took the opening set for the Poets.
Second Set
- Vassar held a slim 4-3 lead in the second set on a kill from O'Connell before five straight points from Whittier, capped by an ace from Madison McPherson, put the Poets ahead 8-4.
- The lead grew to 16-6 after two kills from Rogers and one winner from D'Amato.
- VC trimmed the lead to 18-12 following a kill and a solo block from Kaplan along with an ace from Lovett.
- Whittier pushed its lead to 23-15 following two kills from Morgan Kinser and one winner from The.
- The Poets took the set behind a kill from Padilla and a service ace from The.
Third Set
- Vassar got within 5-4 early in the third set following two kills from Lovett and a winner each from Medrano and O'Connell.
- Whitter's lead rolled up to 11-6 on a kill from McPherson and later grew to 18-6 on two more winners from McPherson and Padilla.
- The Poets took the set behind two kills from The and a block from Kinser and The.
For The Brewers
- Kaplan notched nine kills, seven digs and two blocks while McAusland added six kills and 12 digs.
- Lovett posted four kills and three digs while O'Connell totaled three kills and two blocks.
- Medrano finished with 22 assists, three kills and four digs along with Ierulli lifting nine digs.
- Sophomore Amy Melchior recorded eight digs while junior Chloe Mau lifted six digs.
For The Poets
- The registered 12 kills, 12 digs and two blocks while D'Amato tallied eight kills, six blocks and four digs.
- Padilla added seven kills along with six kills and two blocks from Rogers.
- McPherson recorded six kills, 17 assists, three aces, six digs and three blocks.
- Kinser totaled four kills and three blocks and Hailey Church added 11 assists and six digs.
Up Next
- Vassar returns to conference play on Wednesday evening in a important road matchup with Union at 7:00 p.m.
