THE SERIES
Smith and Daniel Webster will meet for the first time Thursday evening.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Daniel Webster split a tri-match with Bridgewater State and Salem State on Saturday. DWC won the opening match against Salem St. 3-0 before falling to BSU 3-1. Senior outside hitter Madeline Roulier totaled 20 kills and junior setter Nicole Beard finished with 32 assists on the day. Junior middle blocker Hannah Koehler and Beard have each been named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Week once this season. Beard surpassed the 1,000 career assist mark against Colby Sawyer on September 9. Koehler leads the conference in total kills (150) and blocks per set (0.78) and ranks second in kills per set (3.26) and hitting percentage (.295) while Roulier is third in kills (122).
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Smith aims to snap a seven-game losing streak tonight against Daniel Webster. The Pioneers dropped a 3-0 decisioin to Emerson College Tuesday evening. In that match, junior opposite
Elizabeth Peay (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial) hammered down 12 kills while sophomore setter
Maca Rojas (Santiago, Chile/Liceo No. 1 Javiera Carrera) tied her carer-high with 30 assists and senior libero
Julie Voorhes (Ramona, Calif./Ramona) finished with 16 digs. Voorhes ranks fifth in the NEWMAC with 4.61 digs per set. First-year outside hitter
Kimani Freeman (Newark, N.J./Montclair Kimberly Academy) and Rojas rank No. 1 and 3 in the conference in service aces per set.
RESULTS AGAINST COMMON OPPONENTS
| Smith |
Opponent |
Daniel Webster |
| L 3-0 |
Clark |
W 3-1 |
| L 3-1 |
Suffolk |
W 3-0 |
