NORTHAMPTON, Mass. - The Smith College volleyball team dropped its home opener in three sets (4-25, 18-25, 19-25) to Amherst on Friday night. The Pioneers moved to 0-4, while the Mammoths start the season 1-0.


NOTABLES

• Sophomore Caleigh Johnson (Georgetown, Tex./St. Dominic Savio Catholic) posted a team-high eight kills, hitting .353 while sophomore Claire Cicchetti (Menlo Park, Calif./Woodside) added five kills, three digs, and two service aces.
• Junior setter Kimani Freeman (Newark, N.J./Montclair Kimberly Academy) recorded a team-best 10 assists followed by senior Helena Wiatrowski's (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) four assists.
• Junior Jody Huang (Cranston, R.I./Cranston) finished with eight digs.
• The Mammoths hit .413 for the match compared to Smith's .000 hitting percentage.
• Amherst improves to 31-17 all-time against the Pioneers.

UP NEXT
Smith returns to action Saturday, September 8 when they will host Elms College for a 1:00 p.m. match.

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