NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College volleyball team fell by a 3-1 final at the Coast Guard Academy on Friday night at Roland Gymnasium.
The Bears won by set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 22-25 and 25-16. Abigail Schweitzer led all players with 18 kills while Corey Lemer added 13.
Rae Wartelle (Tacoma, Wash.) paced Conn's offense for the fourth straight game, finishing with 11 kills on 33 total attacks.
Tilde Keatley (Pasadena, Calif.) added a career-best nine kills while
Keira Deeney (Norwell, Mass.) chipped in seven.
Taylor Merrifield (Honolulu, Hawaii) and
Dylan Kokkinos (Aurora, Ill.) contributed nine kills apiece to lead the defensive effort.
After falling behind 2-0, the Camels rallied back in the third as Keatley set the tone with five kills. Conn trailed 22-21 before ripping off four straight points to extend the match, getting kills from Wartelle,
Taylor Chatigny (Naples, Fla.) and
Vibha Sheth (Austin, Texas) to close out the frame.
In the fourth set, Coast Guard used a 9-2 run to build a 17-10 advantage en route to the victory. Lemmer and Alaina Corbin each supplied three kills in the final set as the Bears improved to 3-2 on the season.
Conn (1-3 overall) returns to action on Saturday, September 12 in a tri-match at the University of Hartford. The Camels will take on Fitchburg State University at 1:00 p.m. and the host Hawks at 3:00 p.m.
