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Winner Smith SMI 15-9,5-3 NEWMAC
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Trinity (CT) TrinCT 12-6,5-3 NESCAC
Winner
Smith SMI
15-9,5-3 NEWMAC
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Final
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Trinity (CT) TrinCT
12-6,5-3 NESCAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Smith SMI 26 25 18 25 16 (3)
Trinity (CT) TrinCT 28 14 25 20 14 (2)

Game Recap: Volleyball |

Volleyball Prevails Over Trinity in a Five-Set Thriller

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Smith College volleyball team prevailed in a gritty 3-2 (26-28, 25-14, 18-25, 25-20, 16-14) victory over Trinity on Saturday afternoon.

The Pioneers improve to 15-9 on the season while the Bantams drop to 13-6.

Highlights
  • Trinity jumped out to an early 14-5 lead in the first set of the night
  • The Pioneers closed the gap with several short runs to tie the Bantams at 24-24
  • A kill by Meg Hopkins (Matthews, NC/Covenant Day School) brought Smith to set point at 26-25 but a final three-point push allowed Trinity to take the first set 28-26
  • The Pioneers held a slight 7-6 edge before posting a six-point run to increase the advantage to 13-6
  • Trinity attempted to close the gap reducing the margin to 18-14
  • Smith responded with seven unanswered points capped off with an ace from Addison Klunder (Los Angeles, CA/The Buckley School) to secure the second set 25-14 for the Pioneers
  • The two teams exchanged points in back-and-forth play until Trinity posted a six-point run to increase the edge to 12-5
  • The Bantams continued to pull away finishing the third set with a 25-18 victory
  • Tied at 13-13 in the fourth frame, the Pioneers recorded the next five points to take the lead 18-13
  • Trinity came within striking distance of Smith only trailing by one point at 20-19 
  • Smith posted five of the next six points to claim the victory in the fourth set 25-20
  • Trailing by one point 9-8 in the fifth frame, Trinity notched a five-point run to pull ahead 13-9
  • The Pioneers did not let that determine the fate of the night producing a 7-1 run to claim the victory 16-14 and the match 3-2
Notes
  • First-year Mia Etheridge (Half Moon Bay, CA/Half Moon Bay) delivered a career-high 19 kills (.265) while Abby Sweeney (Spring, TX/Klein) recorded 13 (.385) 
  • Meg Hopkins (Matthews, NC/Covenant Day School) posted 31 assists for the Pioneers while Nathalie Pak (Lexington, MA/Lexington) added 21
  • Leading Smith in digs was Gabby Beckman (Berthoud, CO/Grandview) with 18 while Addison Klunder (Los Angeles, CA/The Buckley School) posted 12
  • Abby Hunt (Mandeville, LA/Fontainebleau) notched a double-double with 11 kills (.333) and 10 digs 
  • Sweeney also produced a career-high seven blocks for Smith
  • The Pioneers finished the night hitting .252
Up Next
The Pioneers will host their Senior Day on Tuesday, October 24 against New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) opponent Babson at 7pm. 

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