Volleyball Silenced in Straight Sets at Regis

WESTON, Mass. – Suffolk volleyball slipped in straight sets to Regis Saturday morning at Higgins Gymnasium. The Rams lost to the Pride 3-0 via set scores 28-26, 25-17 and 25-17.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Regis 3
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-5) | Regis (3-3)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first frame tied seven times with the second to last coming at 25-all. An attack error by the Pride allowed the Rams to go up one, but the host rattled off three straight to wrap up the first set, 28-26.  

Both the second and third sets ended by identical 25-17 margins. 

In the second, Regis broke open an 8-all tie with three straight points to grab an 11-8 advantage. That turned into a 20-12 cushion for the Pride. That deficit proved to be the difference as the teams traded points the rest of the way. 

The third saw Regis grab a 5-1 lead that blossomed into a 12-6 distance. Suffolk clawed back within two, 15-13, but seven straight points by the Pride made things lopsided again, 22-13. The Rams put up four unanswered to make things interesting, but a timeout by Regis helped the host settle down as it scored three in a row out of the huddle to lock up the victory.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Jessica Weber's 10 kills on a .391 conversion rate led Suffolk's 29-kill effort. Weber added three digs and one block to the defense. 
• McKenna Keowen had a well-rounded down with seven kills and eight digs. 
• Aislinn Lanigan and Jayla Martinez set up the offense with 14 assists and 10 assists, respectively. The pair had one ace each. 
• Lanigan added five digs and one block to the defense, while Martinez chipped in two digs and one kill.
• Morgan Kelsey registered nine digs and three aces. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Regis met for the first time since 2021. 
• The Rams have fallen in two in a row to the Pride to move to 8-9 all-time in the series. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk concludes its tri-match in Weston, Massachusetts this afternoon against UMass Dartmouth.