Volleyball Heads to Fitchburg State Tuesday

SUFFOLK at FITCHBURG STATE
Date Time Venue Live Video Live Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Sept. 12 6:00 PM The Murray Center Fitchburg, Mass. FitchburgFalcons.com GoSuffolkRams.com 2-0 Oct. 1, 2022, W, 3-0 Same W2

BOSTON – Suffolk volleyball gets a four-match week underway Tuesday, Sept. 12 when it visits Fitchburg State for a 6 p.m. match. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk volleyball snapped a four-match skid with a four-set triumph over UMass Dartmouth Saturday afternoon at Higgins Court on the campus of Regis. The Rams 3-1 triumph came via set scores 25-19, 25-18, 23-25 and 27-25. 

MORE READING: Volleyball Tops UMass Dartmouth, 3-1

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk sits 2-5 on the year after splitting its tri-match at Regis (L, 3-0) and UMass Dartmouth (W, 3-1) Saturday.  

McKenna Keowen and Jessica Weber are averaging over 2.00 kills per set to anchor the Rams' attack. The former owns 2.43 kps to her credit with the latter producing 2.29 kps. Jayla Martinez and Aislinn Lanigan set up the attack with 4.09 assists per set and 3.29 assists per set, respectively. Morgan Kelsey pitches in 0.67 aces per set to the Rams' offense. 

Defensively, Kelsey's 3.92 dps leads the way. Keowen supplies 3.30 dps with Sami Shore (0.58 bps) and Grace Cervenka (0.57 bps) pacing the team at the net.  

FALCONS FACTS
Fitchburg State brings a 4-1 ledger into Tuesday's tilt. The Falcons have defeated Dean (3-0), Bay Path (3-1), Lesley (3-0) and Rhode Island College (3-2) and fell to Nichols (3-1) so far this season.  

Stephanie Sardella's 3.00 kps leads the Falcons 8.47 kps attack that receives 2.59 kps from Samantha Mirra. Emily Gelinas has served as Fitchburg State's primary setter with 6.76 assists per set.  

Jessica Greco and Mirra lead the defensive unit with 4.00 dps and 3.41 dps, respectively. Gabrielle Griffiths is a threat at the net with 0.76 bps. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Fitchburg State series is fairly new, starting in 2021. 
• The Rams are unbeaten, 2-0, all-time against the Falcons. 
• Both matches between the blue-and-gold and Fitchburg State have taken place in Boston.
• In 2021, the teams went four sets. 
• A year ago, Suffolk swept the Falcons. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Fitchburg State – All-Time Series

EYES ON THE MATCH

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk closes out a road swing Thursday, Sept. 14 when it pays Dean a visit for a 6 p.m. contest.