THE BASICS: 

-Score: Assumption 1, Southern New Hampshire 3 (25-27, 25-16, 25-17, 25-23)

-Records: Assumption (4-10, 1-3 NE-10); Southern New Hampshire (8-8, 1-3 NE-10)

-Location: Worcester, Mass. (Laska Gymnasium)

-The Lead: The Assumption College volleyball team claimed the first set against Southern New Hampshire at home on Saturday in an exciting, 27-25 finish, but ultimately fell to the Penmen 3-1 to slip to 1-3 in the NE-10. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

-Freshman Kellie Smith (Richland, Mich. / Gull Lake) led the Assumption offense with 10 kills while also racking up 27 digs to lead all defensive players. 

-Sophomores Stephanie Hawley (Savannah, Ga. / St. Vincent's Academy) and Olivia Burke (Salem, N.H. / Salem) each registered eight kills while Hawley also accumulated five blocks, two solo.

-Senior Tara Reilly (Northport, N.Y. / Northport) posted an impressive seven blocks and added two kills.  

-Sophomore Kiki Romanik (San Rafael, Calif. / Sir Francis Drake) tallied 30 assists on the day, compared to 45 for SNHU setter Catherine Cotton. Romanik also registered two service aces.

-As a team, Assumption totaled 37 kills to 57 for the Penmen and a .067 kill percentage to SNHU's .127. The Hounds out blocked the Penmen 19-15 while SNHU edged in service aces 6-5.

-Southern New Hampshire's Victoria Wehrmann led all hitters with 17 kills on the day.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS:

-Smith's double-double marks her fifth of the season, her second in a row.

-Seven blocks for Reilly marks the most she has tallied in one match this season and falls just one short of her career-best eight, which she posted on October 5, 2013 against SNHU at home.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-The Hounds got out to a substantial lead in set one en route to the eventual 27-25 victory. Assumption got out to a 15-5 lead before SNHU began a comeback on four consecutive points, 15-9 Hounds. Assumption held onto the lead until a kill from SNHU's Carolyn Scacchi tied it at 22 apiece, before Assumption closed on a 5-1 run ending with a kill from Smith.

-In sets two and three, the Hounds were defeated 25-16 and 25-17 in games that saw the Penmen lead for almost the entire set. In the third, Assumption began with a 2-1 lead before SNHU tied it 2-2. A Reilly kill tied it again at 3-3 before Assumption proceded to tie it up at 4-4, 5-5, 8-8 and 9-9. A six-point run (15-9) for the Penmen put the game out of reach for the Hounds.

-Assumption was nearly successful in its comeback attempt in set four, but fell by a narrow score of 25-23. With the match looking out of reach as SNHU led 24-18, the Hounds rallied with five straight points that included kills from Burke and Smith, but a kill from Victoria Wehrmann of the Penmen tallied the final point and clinched the match.

UP NEXT: 

-The Greyhounds return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 6, as they travel to New Haven for a 7 p.m. contest. Following the road game, Assumption will host two matches on Saturday, Oct. 10 against Saint Rose and Mercy at 1 and 5 p.m., respectively.

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