Volleyball Stopped in Four at Endicott

BEVELRY, Mass. – The Suffolk volleyball team forced a fourth frame with a run-away third set, but could not complete the comeback as Endicott put away the way, 3-1, at MacDonald Gymnasium Saturday afternoon. The Commonwealth Coast Conference was decided by set scores 25-16, 25-23, 18-25 and 25-15. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Endicott 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-8, 0-2 CCC) | Endicott (7-3, 2-0 CCC) 

SET ONE RECAP (25-16, ENDICOTT)

• Endicott build a 11-6 lead that forced Suffolk into a timeout. 
• The Gulls continued to soar with a 6-2 run out of the break to take a 17-8 cushion.
• Down nine, Suffolk used its last timeout of the set, but never rallied to comeback. 

SET TWO RECAP (25-23, ENDICOTT)

• Suffolk clung to the early edge in a tight second stanza, 6-5. 
• Three straight points from Endicott flipped the script in the hosts favor, 8-6. 
• Points played ping-pong from there to keep things close with the blue-and-gold down one, 16-15. 
• A kill by Endicott's Colleen McAvoy spear headed a 4-0 spurt by the Gulls that made it a 21-16 score. 
• Suffolk used both of its breaks quickly and the back-to-back huddles proved to help. 
• The Rams put together a 6-1 run to level the playing field at 22-all. 
• Endicott held the advantage as it coupled a pair of points together to set up set point, 24-22. 
• Julia Leavey's kill kept the Gulls from taking the frame. 
• Not for long though, as Krystina Schueler responded for the host with a kill of her own to give the Gulls the set. 

SET THREE RECAP (25-18, SUFFOLK)

• It was all Suffolk from the get-go as the blue-and-gold put the first three points on the board to go up 10-4. 
• That advantage nearly doubled in the Rams' favor, 20-9. 
• Endicott surged back with five straight points to pull within six, 20-14. 
• A McKenna Keowen kill ended the scoring draught, but the Gulls bounced back with another three points to make it a four-point set, 21-17. 
• Suffolk managed to pull it together to close out the set on a 4-1 spurt. 

SET FOUR RECAP (25-15, ENDICOTT)

• Out of a 5-all tie, Endicott turned in a 5-0 run that was followed up by a 7-2 stretch that gave the Gulls a 17-8 gap. 
• See-saw action did not help a Rams' comeback as the double-digit distance remained, 22-11. 
• Jayla Martinez managed to spark a little something with a kill. The freshman's point saw the visitors go on a 4-1 stretch to cut the margin down to eight, 23-15. 
• Endicott secured the set and win thanks to a kill from Amanda Gilbert followed by an ace by Collen McAvoy. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Keowen was on the verge of a double-double with 14 kills and nine digs to go with five aces, one block and a pair of helpers. 
• Emily Wheeler and Leavey supplied eight kills and seven kills, respectively to the Rams' 43-kill attack. 
• Alina Nowakowski chipped in six kills and two blocks. 
• Martinez registered 20 assists, while Harmony Johnson handed out 13 helpers as the freshman, junior pair set up the attack. 
• Kenzley Bell logged 12 digs and four assists. 

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams renewed a rivalry with Endicott, meeting for the first time since 2014. 
• Suffolk and Endicott played more than three sets for the first time in the all-time series. 

POST-MATCH PIC
 

COMING UP
Suffolk wraps up September action on the road at Nichols Thursday, Sept. 30. First serve is set for 7 p.m.