Box Score WILLIMANTIC, CT - The Smith College volleyball team snapped a nine game losing streak in their 3-2 non-conference win over Eastern Connecticut Saturday afternoon as they handed the Warriors their first home loss after two wins.  The Pioneers won by scores of 25-23, 25-15, 21-25, 10-15, 15-7. 

Smith closed out the win by scoring the final three points on an Eastern attack error, a service ace from Julie Voorhes (Ramona, Calif./Ramona) and a kill by Elizabeth Peay (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial). Smith used a 5-0 run in the first set to turn a two-point deficit into a 24-21 lead and after an Eastern block cut Smith's lead to one point, Macarena Rojas (Maipu, Santiago, Chile/Liceo No. 1 Javiera Carrera)' kill gave the Pioneers the first-game win.

Smith scored seven points to turn a one-point deficit into a six-point, 15-9 lead in the second set. The Warriors bounced back to captured the third set, scoring four straight points to break a 20-20 tie. Kay Mullen had two kills in that late Eastern run. The Warriors ran away in the fourth set behind the late serving of Nina Zimmitti as the Warriors scored the final 11 points to pull away. Adrianna Mihalek had eight kills without an error in the fourth set.

In the final set, Ella Prince (New York, N.Y./Rudolf Steiner) helped serve Smith to a 6-0 lead and never looked back as the Warriors never seriously threatened the rest of the way. 

Smith College vs Eastern Connecticut
Macarena Rojas (Maipu, Santiago, Chile/Liceo No. 1 Javiera Carrera)           13 kills, .348 att. Pct., 34 rec. attempts, 0 errors, 19 digs
Jenna Rubin (Norfolk, Conn./Suffield Academy)                 8 kills
Elizabeth Peay (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial)             8 kills
Julie Voorhes (Ramona, Calif./Ramona)               5 service aces, 14 digs
Mei-Li Smith (Cypress, Calif./Cypress)                33 assists, 14 digs
Sakura Tamaki (New York, N.Y./Fiorello H. LaGuardia)            11 digs