Chiodini leads Western New England with 14 kills, 19 digs

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 19, 2016) – The Endicott College volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 set deficit to earn a 3-2 (19-25, 19-25, 25-13, 25-23, 15-12) victory over Western New England University this evening in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Alumni Healthful Living Center.

Top Performers
• Junior outside hitter Emmaline Chiodini (Saint Louis, Mo.) hit .324 with a team-high 14 kills, 19 digs and three blocks.
• Senior setter Jenna Leuck (Dumont, N.J.) established a new career-high for the second consecutive match with 47 assists. Leuck also tallied 13 digs and two aces.
• Junior middle hitter Carly Skibinski (Milford, N.J.) contributed 13 kills, three digs and three block assists.

• Endicott senior outside hitter Tori McIntyre (San Diego, Calif.) hit .312 and racked up a match-high 19 kills to go with 22 digs.
• Sophomore outside hitter Emma Mancini (Lynnfield, Mass.) added 15 kills for the Gulls.

Match Review
• Western New England hit .310 with 15 kills and just two errors in 42 attempts in the opening set en route to a 25-19 win.
• The Golden Bears opened up a four-point lead (8-4) early in the second set and eventually extended their advantage to seven (13-6), before holding off an Endicott rally to claim a 2-0 lead in the match.
• Endicott raced out to a 12-4 lead in frame three and didn't look back, staying alive with a 25-13 win.
• Western New England faced an 18-10 deficit in the fourth set following three straight kills by Mancini, but the Golden Bears were able to cut their deficit to one (22-21) after a kill and an ace by Chiodini. McIntyre answered with a kill for the Gulls, however, as Endicott held on for the win to force a fifth set.
• Endicott's momentum continued into the final frame, as the visitors opened up an 8-5 lead midway through the set. A kill by Skibinski later in the set pulled the Golden Bears back to within two (14-12), but Western New England was unable to close the gap as the Gulls completed their comeback with a 15-12 triumph.

Notes
• Endicott made just 12 attack errors over the final three frames after recording 15 combined during their losses in the first two sets.
• Western New England's loss is just its third at home all season (9-3).
• Leuck, who was named the CCC Player of the Week on Monday, has tallied 92 assists and 22 digs over her last two matches.

Up Next
Both teams will be back in action on Saturday, as Western New England (15-9, 4-2 CCC) travels to UNE and Endicott (16-11, 6-0 CCC) takes on Roger Williams.