SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 4, 2023) – The Western New England women's volleyball team dropped a straight-set match on Saturday morning, falling to the Gulls of Endicott College by a final score of 3-0. Prior to the match, WNE honored five graduating seniors: Becca Mayer, Elizabeth Long, Hailey Sell, Isabella Procida, and Zoe Bozzay.

Records:

• Endicott College: 13-13, 7-1 CCC
• Western New England: 11-11, 5-3 CCC

How it Happened:
Senior Elizabeth Long got Western New England started with the first points of the game on service from fellow senior Zoe Bozzay, as the Golden Bears started off with a 2-0 lead. The Gulls would soar back quickly, grabbing four straight points to take a 5-3 lead over the blue and gold. Endicott would control the lead at 10-7 before Western New England would come back with five of six points to take their first lead since the early goings of the contest when Leah Warren spiked one to the floor, giving the Golden Bears a 12-11 lead. A back-and-forth first set would see Endicott storm ahead in the end, taking seven of ten points to come away with a 25-21 victory.

The Gulls used their momentum from the first set and took it into the second set to take nine of the first 12 points in the set to lead early, 9-3. WNE would storm back, with Alissa Hawes recording three kills in four points to get the Golden Bears back within two points of a tie. Play would go back and forth until the Gulls came away with four straight to take a 17-11 lead. Endicott would run away with the second set to take a 25-19 win in set two.

Yemayma Molina and Isabella Procida would grab points for WNE in the early goings to take the 3-1 lead. The Golden Bears and Gulls would split points, evening the match at eight all after Becca Mayer came down with a rare kill. Endicott would take four points from there before Western New England would return the favor by taking four of their own points to even the score at 12. Endicott would go on a big scoring run in the final set of the match, taking nine of 11 points to take a 25-17 final set victory to spoil WNE's senior day.

Inside the Lines:

• Isabelle Petty and Alissa Haws both recorded seven kills each for Western New England in the three-set loss.
• Hailey Sell and Taylor Geist combined for 27 of the 29 assists in the match.
• WNE hit a.194 clip in the match, while Endicott came out with a.299 clip.
• Endicott has taken 11 straight from the Golden Bears in their all-time series matchup.

Up Next on the Schedule:

• WNE, the third seed in the upcoming CCC playoffs, will host Roger Williams University on Tuesday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m. from the Alumni Healthful Living Center.