Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Senior Kasey Cameron had a match-best nine kills while hitting for a .409 clip, while junior Olivia Lathrop and freshman Carly Skibinski each added six kills, to power the Western New England University women's volleyball team to a 25-9, 25-12, 25-18 victory Wednesday evening over visiting Gordon College in the Commonwealth Coast Conference opener for both squads. The Golden Bears improve to 4-1 in the friendly confines of the Alumni Healthful Living Center field house and 12-4 overall, while the Fighting Scots slip to 7-7 on the season.

Jessica Burdick led Gordon with six kills and a .333 attack percentage, Joy Kimmel dished 14 assists, and Maggie Risma recorded eight digs.

Western New England got off to fast start in the opening frame thanks to an efficient offense and solid defense. The Golden Bears hit .556 as a team on 11 kills in 18 total attacks with just one error while holding Gordon to a minus-.087 clip. Western New England would never look back after that, leading wire-to-wire except for five ties and one lead change in the third set.

Seniors Kendra Ouimette and Grace Kucharski paced WNE's strong service game that produced 15 aces. Ouimette had five to push her career total to 231, which is tied for fourth in school history with Samantha Shomo (2007-­10). Kucharski had four and now has 219 in her career.

For the match, WNE had twice as many kills (30) than Gordon (16), which hit .000 on the night. The Golden Bears connected for a .268 percentage.

The Golden Bears hit the court again at 1 p.m. Saturday for their first CCC road match at University of New England in Biddeford, Maine.