Wentworth Leaps Past Volleyball, 3-1

BOSTON – Suffolk women's volleyball took the first set, but could not hold off Wentworth, who strung three set victories together, to take a 3-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) win over the Rams Tuesday at Larry E. & Michael S. Smith Court. The conference contest was determined by set scores 19-25, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-8.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Wentworth 4 
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-10, 0-4 CCC) | Wentworth (12-7, 4-1 CCC)  

SET ONE RECAP (25-19, SUFFOLK)

• Out of an 8-all tie, Suffolk ran off the next seven points to go up 15-9. 
• The Leopards looked to level matters with five unanswered points of their own to pull back within one, 15-14. 
• A timeout helped the Rams gain composure as they rattled off five straight points out of the huddle to take a 20-15 cushion. 
• That five-point advantage played in Suffolk's favor as the teams traded points the rest of the way.  

SET TWO RECAP (25-18, WENTWORTH)

• Suffolk fell behind early, 7-3. 
• The Rams managed to pull back within two on multiple occasions with the last coming at 12-10. 
• From there the Leopards leaped ahead to its largest lead of the set, 20-14. 
• A timeout did not help Suffolk as WIT outscored the host, 5-3, the rest of the way. 

SET THREE RECAP (25-22, WENTWORTH)

• From an 11-11 score, Wentworth grabbed a 13-11 gap that turned into a 17-14 margin. 
• The Rams remained in the hunt and evened the playing field at 18-all. 
• A kill by Julia Leavey pushed the blue-and-gold in front. 
• Suffolk's lead did not last long as the Leopards answered with three points in a row to go ahead 21-19. 
• The Rams rallied, but not enough, as Wentworth managed to hang on for the 25-22 win.  

SET FOUR RECAP (25-8, WENTWORTH)

• Wentworth took a 5-0 lead early that blossomed into a 14-1 cushion. 
• Suffolk used both of its timeouts in that span and had too much ground to make up.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• McKenna Keowen dominated the Rams' 48-kill offense with 20 kills of her own on a .474 hitting clip. The freshman added five digs and one helper.
• Leavey supplied seven kills and two digs. 
• Jasmine James pitched in six kills. 
• Harmony Johnson dished out 25 assists, while Jayla Martinez handed out 15 helpers. 
• Kenzley Bell registered 19 digs.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Wentworth needed four sets to decide a winner for the eighth time in the all-time series.
• Keowen notched 20 kills this season and for the second time in her career.  

POST-MATCH PIC
  

LOOKING AHEAD 
Suffolk steps away from conference competition Thursday, Oct. 7 when it welcomes Mitchell to Smith Court for a 7 p.m. first serve.