Box Score BIDDEFORD, Maine (October 25, 2025) – The Western New England women's volleyball team ran into a hot offense on Saturday night in Maine, seeing the Nor'easters of the University of New England hit .330 from the floor and picked up 50 kills, including three of their own in double figures, taking down the Golden Bears in straight sets, 3-0. 

Records:

• Western New England: 9-15, 2-5 CNE
• University of New England: 11-9, 4-3 CNE

How it Happened:

First Set:

• An ace from UNE opened the match, but Léa Barber returned to action on Saturday and got WNE on the scoreboard with a kill, while Charlei Henkel tied the match at four, followed by a kill from Rachel Critz, giving the blue and gold a 5-4 lead. The Nor'easters had the next three in a row and six out of the next seven points overall to take a 10-6 lead. 
• UNE continued to score through the midway point of the match, forcing Western New England to take a timeout at 13-7. WNE responded with seven of the next ten points to get back within two points, 16-14. Barber collected three kills while Morgan Bonin and Leah Warren dropped in kills for the Golden Bears. WNE roared all the way back to tie the match at 18 following a service ace from Abby Thomas, forcing a Nor'easter timeout. 
• UNE responded with six of the next eight points coming out of the timeout and led 24-20. Western New England picked up the next three to force another UNE timeout, but the Nor'easters were able to drop in the final set point, taking the opening set, 25-23. UNE had 18 kills in the opening set, hitting .300 overall. Western New England hit .270 from the floor, grabbing 12 kills. 

Second Set:

• Morgan Bonin and Adrionne Sharp opened up the set with a block for the Golden Bears before UNE rattled off the next six points, which forced a quick timeout from WNE. UNE continued to score in bunches, taking an early 12-6 lead in the set following a service ace from Kelsey Bradshaw. 
• Léa Barber notched a kill while Laney Melvin picked up an ace, slowly bringing WNE back into the set, trailing 16-12. From there, UNE picked up six of the next seven points, taking a big lead over the Golden Bears, leading 22-13. With Western New England attacking and picking up the next three points, UNE called a timeout, but picked up the final two points of the set to take a 2-0 lead in the match, defeating WNE 25-16. 
• Western New England picked up just seven kills for the set and hit .074 overall. UNE continued to be strong on offense, dropping 12 kills and hitting .267. 

Third Set:

• The Golden Bears had the first two points of the opening set as Charlei Henkel put down a kill for the blue and gold. The University of New England continued to push WNE to the brink, but the Golden Bears responded in the third set. After UNE took a 6-5 lead, seven of the next nine points belonged to the Golden Bears, who saw production from Henkel and Léa Barber, taking a 12-8 lead, again forcing a timeout. 
• WNE maintained its lead heading down the stretch in the third set. Henkel and Barber combined for ten kills before the set had come to a close as the Golden Bears stayed on the gas, leading 21-15. 
• UNE didn't go away easily in the third set, ripping off the next four points in the set to get back within two, 21-19. Off a WNE timeout, UNE and WNE split a kill, keeping the Golden Bears ahead by two, but the next three points of the set belonged to the Nor'easters, coming all the way back on the Golden Bears to take a 23-22 lead. The Golden Bears fought past a UNE match point as Morgan Bonin picked up a kill, while the next point belonged to WNE as Barber picked up an ace, as WNE needed one point to send the match to a fourth set. The two teams continued to split points as the set went into overtime before UNE came all the way back to defeat WNE, 29-27, and take the match 3-0.
• A thrilling back-and-forth third set saw UNE hit .410 for the set, dropping down 20 kills. WNE went toe-to-toe with the Nor'easters, picking up 17 kills and hitting .341 overall for the set. 

Inside The Lines:

• In her return to the floor, Léa Barber produced 16 kills and just four errors, hitting .316. The sophomore also collected nine digs and two aces in the match.
• Charlei Henkel had eight kills and a .227 attack percentage for the night. 
• Madison Stauss led WNE with 22 set assists in the match. 
• Elijah Henley dropped in 17 kills, hitting .441 for the Nor'easters in the win. Both Hannah Howell (11) and Chloe Miracle (10) were in double figures in kills. 
• As a team, WNE hit .250 from the floor, making just nine total attacking errors. UNE bested WNE with a .330 attacking percentage, collecting 50 kills and just 14 errors. 

Up Next on the Schedule:

• WNE returns home for a non-conference match with Regis College on Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 PM.