NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--The final home game of the season begins at 7 p.m. when the Smith College volleyball team (5-21) hosts Suffolk University (7-20) on Tuesday night. Smith will honor their only senior, Mei-Li Smith (Cypress, Calif./Cypress), before the game.
Senior Send-off: Mei-Li Smith (Cypress, Calif./Cypress) is a four year member of the volleyball team. Throughout her career, she has totaled 693 kills-good for 10th on the all-times kills list and on Tuesday, Smith reached the 1,000 career assist mark, which puts her 10th all-time. Earlier this season, Mei-Lei became the 13th player in Pioneers volleyball history to record 1,000 digs. She's produced over 100 service aces in her career and was named to the All-Tournament team of the 2015 Volleyball Hall of Fame Tournament.
Last Meeting: Smith topped the Rams, 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-12) on October 3, 2008.
The Series: This is only the second meeting all-time between these two schools. Smith leads 1-0.
Fast Facts: The Suffolk volleyball team suffered a straight set decision in its GNAC regular season finale Tuesday night, falling at Johnson & Wales by set scores of 25-17, 25-13 and 25-20…Suffolk's (7-20) offense has been held down by Chidera Nwankwo (1.79 kps) and Bridget Allison (1.76 kps). Talia Lombardo contributes on both sides of the net as the sophomore leads the Rams' defense (3.01 dps) and adds 1.55 kps to the offense. Liz Kerek has commanded Suffolk's offense with 4.24 aps...Pioneers got their first conference win of the season Tuesday night against cross-town and NEWMAC rival Mount Holyoke College…In that game, Mei-Li Smith (Cypress, Calif./Cypress) and Macarena Rojas (Maipu, Santiago, Chile/Liceo No. 1 Javiera Carrera) each recorded triple doubles...
Next Up: Smith ends the regular season on the road at Wheaton on October 31 at 1:00 p.m.
