Volleyball Hosts Framingham State Tuesday

SUFFOLK vs FRAMINGHAM STATE
Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Sept. 17 7:00 PM Smith Court Boston, Mass. CNE Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 3-14 (since 2004) Sept. 28, 2023, W, 3-0 Same Won 1

BOSTON – Suffolk volleyball is back at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Tuesday, Sept. 17 when Framingham State stops by the Ridgeway Building for a 7:00 p.m. non-conference clash. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk volleyball concluded its time at the Crosstown Challenge with a 3-1 triumph over SUNY Oswego Saturday afternoon at the Kahl Campus Center. 

MORE READING: Volleyball Wraps Up Crosstown Challenge with 3-1 Win Over SUNY Oswego 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk splits time at the Crosstown Challenge with setbacks to Union (3-0) and Skidmore (3-2) and victories against Sage (3-0) and SUNY Oswego (3-1) to bring an 8-2 record into Tuesday's tilt. 

McKenna Keowen spearheads the Rams' offense with a team-best 3.14 kills per set (kps) and 0.64 aces per set. Chloe Clement (2.11 kps) and Sami Shore (2.03 kps) supply 2.00 kps each to the squad's 12.36 kps attack. Jayla Martinez serves as the blue-and-gold's primary setter with 6.03 assists per set, while Aislinn Lanigan provides 3.78 assists per set. 

Morgan Kelsey holds down the backline with 4.39 digs per set (dps). Keowen pitches in 3.44 dps and Shore leads at the net with 0.72 blocks per net (bps).

FSU RAMS REVIEW
Framingham State split a tri-match on Saturday with Husson (W, 3-1) and Mount Holyoke (3-2) to hold a 3-4 overall mark on the year.  

Natalie Reynolds' 2.68 kps tops the team attackers with Jaimee Lowe pitching in 2.00 kps to FSU's 8.48 kps attack. Stella Bailey is the primary setter for Framingham State and dishes out 6.64 assists per set. She is also the team's top service threat with 0.64 aces per set to her credit.  

Carly Beaulieu and Anneli DiVirgilio contribute 2.76 dps and 2.54 dps, respectively, to the defensive effort that receives 0.52 bps from Reynolds and Emma Dobbins' 0.53 bps.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Since 2003, Suffolk its 3-14 all-time against Framingham State.
• The Boston Rams and FSU Rams renewed a rivalry a year ago in Beantown. 
• The Boston Rams and FSU Rams have met in back-to-back seasons. 
• Suffolk won the last tangle in straight sets in Boston, Sept. 28, 2023. 
• The blue-and-gold has only defeated Framingham State three times, last year (3-0), in 2017 (3-1) and in the first-ever meeting, Oct. 6, 2003 (3-0). 
• Two of Suffolk's three wins have come on its own court. 
• At home, Suffolk is 2-2 versus Framingham State. 
• On the road the Boston Rams are 1-8.
• The foes have battled on neutral hardwood four times. Suffolk is 0-4 in such instances. 
• Ten matches have been decided in straight sets. The Boston Rams are 2-8 in straight set outings. 
• Six matches have gone four sets. The blue-and-gold boasts a 1-5 mark in 3-1 decisions. 
• Suffolk and Framingham State have gone the distance once, a year ago in Boston. FSU won that bout. 
• Suffolk is 1-2 against Framingham State in the Scott Blanchard era.  

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

STATS SHOWDOWN

RAMS RECOGNITION
Suffolk volleyball's Morgan Kelsey was named Conference of New England's Libero of the Week for the second time in as many weeks after averaging 4.22 digs per set in a 3-2 week for the Rams.

MORE READING: Kelsey Repeats as CNE Libero of the Week 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams head to Southern Maine Thursday, Sept. 19 for a 7:00 p.m. match.