Pride Extend GNAC Winning Streak to Nine Matches

WESTON, Mass. - Regis College won its ninth straight league match, defeating Lasell University, 3-1 (25-12, 22-25, 25-18, 25-20), Wednesday night in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's volleyball match at Higgins Court.

Avery Mola (Cheshire, Conn.) led the Pride with her seventh double-double of the season as she collected 16 kills and 15 digs. Ahnasia Mckinney (Chelmsford, Mass.) came close to another triple-double, finishing with eight kills, 25 assists, and 10 digs. Kamdyn Tenorio (Irvine, Calif.) contributed six kills, three service aces, and 10 digs, and Aryam Serrano-Monserrate (Lake Forest, Calif.) added five service aces and 11 digs to the winning effort.

Lasell stayed with Regis through the early part of the first set, taking a 10-9 lead thanks to two kills by Juliana Medini. The Pride proceeded to outscore the Lasers 16-2, starting with consecutive kills by Mola and helped by several Lasell errors along the way.

After Lasell took an 8-6 lead in the second set on a service ace by Autumn Walker, Mckinney earned a kill and a service ace to help the Pride pull ahead, 9-8. The Lasers put together a 7-2 scoring run, led by Medini with two kills and a service ace, but Regis responded with its own 7-2 scoring run, capped by kills from Mckinney and Tenorio. Lasell would outscore Regis 7-3 through the rest of the set, led by two kills from Kyra Paris, to tie the match at one set apiece.

The start of the third set went back and forth before Lasell rattled off an 8-1 scoring run, led by two kills from Morgan Bogli and two service aces by Isabelle Borowinski, to open a 15-10 advantage. Once again, the Pride took control down the stretch with a 15-3 scoring run, led by Mola with six kills.

The Pride scored seven straight points early in the fourth set to open a 10-2 lead. After a kill by Grace Fabiano (Greenland, N.H.) put Regis ahead 15-7, the Lasers fought back with an 8-3 scoring run, capped by kills from Paris and Bogli. After the Pride scored the next three points, Lasell went on a 5-1 scoring run to close to within two points at 22-20. Regis closed out the set and the match on kills by Tenorio and Kate Montigny (Shrewsbury, Mass.).

Playing the final three sets, Paris ended up as the Laser offensive leader with nine kills on a .421 hitting percentage, while Medini collected eight kills and four total blocks and Bogli added eight kills of her own. Sydney Katz finished with 21 assists, two service aces, and seven digs, and Camila Lopez paced the Laser backline with 15 defensive digs.

With the victory, Regis matches its program record of 10 conference victories in a single season first achieved two years ago. The Pride remain in second place in the current GNAC standings, just a half-game behind Simmons.

Regis (19-7, 10-1 GNAC) hosts Norwich and Framingham State in a tri-match Saturday, Oct. 28, starting at 11 a.m. with the Regis-Norwich contest. Before the Pride face Framingham State, the Senior Day presentation will take place. Lasell (19-4, 8-3 GNAC) heads to Albertus Magnus for a GNAC tri-match Saturday that also involves Rivier.