Volleyball Prepped for Matches with Albertus Magnus, Curry

SUFFOLK vs. ALBERTUS MAGNUS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Thursday, Oct. 20 7:00 p.m. Smith Court Boston, Mass. Suffolk Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 21-3 Sept. 4, 2021, W, 3-0 Same W9

SUFFOLK at CURRY
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Friday, Oct. 21 6:00 p.m. Katz Gymnasium Milton, Mass. YouTube GoSuffolkRams.com 6-3 (Since 2010) Oct. 27, 2021, W, 3-0 Same W2

BOSTON – Suffolk volleyball concludes a hectic stretch of three matches over four days as it hosts Albertus Magnus Thursday, Oct. 20 before visiting Curry Friday, Oct. 21. The non-conference finale versus the Falcons at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court has a 7 p.m. first serve, while the Commonwealth Coast Conference clash with the Colonels is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk volleyball saw history made Tuesday night as Harmony Johnson moved into the top spot on the Rams' all-time assist list in the teams' first-ever victory over Roger Williams, a 3-0 Commonwealth Coast Conference decision. The sweeping triumph came via set scores 25-16, 25-20 and 25-12 at the Paolino Recreation Center.  

MORE READING: Johnson Becomes All-Time Assists Leader, Volleyball Sweeps Roger Williams

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has coupled two victories together to bring a 15-9 overall record and 3-3 CCC mark into the next stretch.  

The Rams post 11.16 kills per set, which is led by Jess Weber (3.62 kps) and McKenna Keowen (3.17 kps), who both average over 3.00 kps. Harmony Johnson has served as Suffolk's primary setter and brings in 7.38 assists per set. Jayla Martinez has stepped into the role as well and averages 3.61 kps. The pair are threats from the service line. Johnson holds 0.67 aces per set and Martinez serves 0.61 aces per set, however, its Morgan Kelsey's 0.92 aces per set that leads the team's 3.44 aces per set average. 

Defensively, Kenzley Bell's 4.65 dpg paces the pack that receives 2.20 dps from Keowen and 2.15 dps by Kelsey.  Alina Nowakowski (0.56 bps) and Grace Cervenka (0.54 bps) are forces at the net for the blue-and-gold.

FALCONS FACTS
Albertus Magnus fell to Salem State in four sets Monday to dip to 6-18 on the year.  

As a team the Falcons are producing 6.69 kps with Diana Kalman's 2.11kps leading the attack. Rachel Pellegrini (3.58 aps) and Shalese Gordon (3.09 aps) split time as Albertus Magnus' setter. Amanda Zdru leads the way defensively with 3.24 dps. Joismar Aviles supplies 2.26 dps to the defense.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk holds a commanding 21-3 lead in the all-time series with Albertus Magnus, which dates back to 1996, these results, however, are missing the 2000 and 2001 seasons. 
• The Rams are on a nine-match win streak versus the Falcons. This stretch includes five sweeps, one four-set victory and a pair of five-set thrillers. 
• The Rams and Falcons have faced off in a dozen straight set outings with Suffolk owning a 91.7 percent (11-12) of them. 
• In four set matches, the blue-and-gold is 8-2. 
• Suffolk and Albertus Magnus have gone to five sets twice. The Rams have won each five-set match. 
• The Rams are unbeaten versus the Falcons in the Scott Blanchard era, 3-0.

EYES ON THE MATCH

CATCH UP ON THE COLONELS
Curry (4-18, 0-6 CCC) has fallen in four in a row, but will host Dean Thursday, Oct. 20 before entertain Suffolk on Friday. 

Lauren Guzman's 3.04 kps paces the offense for the Colonels. Brooke Reissfelder (5.82 aps) sets up the team's 7.29 kps offense.  

Avia Fraine and Haley Ferrara hold down the defense with 3.58 dps and 3.22 dps, respectively.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 6-3 since 2010 against Curry. 
• The Rams opened the series with four consecutive wins before they fell in three in a row to the Colonels. 
• Suffolk's first-ever meeting with Curry in 2010 was a sweep, until the last two meetings, including last year's straight set victory, Oct. 27, 2021. 
• The Rams and Colonels have needed four sets to determine a winner four times with each team owning a pair of 3-1 wins. 
• Suffolk and Curry went five sets twice. Each team has one 3-2 win to their credit. 
• In Boston, the Rams are 4-1 versus the Colonels.
• At Curry, the blue-and-gold sports a 2-1 ledger.
• Suffolk is 2-0 against Curry under Scott Blanchard's era.  

EYES ON THE MATCH
 

RECORD WATCH 
Suffolk's seniors have made the Rams' record book already this year.  

Harmony Johnson became the program's all-time leader in assists on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at Roger Williams. She surprised Julia Sullivan's previous mark of 1,821 handouts, that has been atop the Rams' leader board since 2010. Johnson holds 1,839 career assists to her credit and aims to be the first Ram to hit the 2,000-assist mark.  

Kenzley Bell, meanwhile, joined the 1,000-dig club on Saturday, Oct. 8 versus Manhattanville. She became just the third Suffolk student-athlete to do so, first since Dakhensey Marcellus accomplished the feat in 2020. Now, the Lake Park, Georgia, native is inching into second-place on the all-time digs list as she is 30 away from upstaging Marcellus' mark of 1,074. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its regular-season next week with a pair of home matches as the University of New England and Nichols are set to stop by Title Town. The Rams will entertain the Nor'Easters Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. before honoring its seniors before its battle with the Bison Saturday, Oct. 29 at 11:00 a.m.