THE BASICS: 

-Score: Assumption 1, New Haven 3 (21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23)

-Records: Assumption (4-11, 1-4 NE-10); Southern New Hampshire (9-8, 1-2 NE-10)

-Location: West Haven, Conn. (Charger Gymnasium)

-The Lead: For the second straight match, the Assumption College volleyball team fought past its opponent to take the first set, but fell 3-1 on the road at New Haven on Tuesday evening. Assumption earned a 25-21 victory to kick off the match, but fell by close scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-23 in the remainder of the match.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

-Sophomore Stephanie Hawley (Savannah, Ga. / St. Vincent's Academy) led the Greyhound offense with 14 kills and also totaled the most kills of any player to compete in the match.

-Freshman Kellie Smith (Richland, Mich. / Gull Lake) totaled 11 kills to help lead the Greyhound offense while adding one service ace and six digs.

-Senior Tara Reilly (Northport, N.Y. / Northport) registered an impressive .357 kill percentage going 6-for-14 at the net while adding two blocks and four digs. 

-Sophomore Kiki Romanik (San Rafael, Calif. / Sir Francis Drake) registered a double-double on the day with 39 assists and 15 digs.

-Sophomore Maria Chrisom (Dover, N.H. / Saint Thomas Aquinas) led all players on the court with 29 digs and added two service aces and five assists.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS:

-Romanik's double-double marks her fifth of the season, 13th of her career.

-Romanik's 39 assists is the second-most she has accumulated in one match thus far this season. 

-Fourteen kills is the most for Hawley in a single match this season, third most in her career.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

-The Hounds took a 25-21 victory in set one after a hard-fought first game. Assumption eventually gained a commanding 23-16 lead, but a four-point run by New Haven put the Chargers in reach, 23-20. A kill from sophomore Julia Goyette (Randolph, Mass. / Ursuline Academy) put the Hounds within reach of the set point, but a Greyhound attack error put the Chargers right back in it, 24-21. It was Hawley who clinched the win with a kill, assisted by Romanik, for the final point.

-In sets two and three, the Hounds kept it close but ultimately fell by scores of 25-18 and 25-19, respectively.

-New Haven set the tone early in set two with a 5-0 lead, extended it to 8-1 and continued the momentum to claim the set.

-In the third, the Hounds got out to an 8-5 lead before the Chargers tied it on two Assumption errors and a New Haven kill, 8-8. Assumption rebounded with three consecutive kills by Smith to reclaim the lead 11-8 and extended it to 14-10 before New Haven rallied with five straight points to take a 15-14 lead. The Hounds tied it at 15 apiece before UNH posted three more straight en route to the 25-19 final.

-UNH kicked off with the lead in the fourth but Assumption came roaring back with a five-point run on two service aces from Chrisom and a Reilly kill to take a 7-4 lead. The Hounds retained the lead almost throughout the entire match, 23-22, but the Chargers tied it 23-23 and closed out the last two points for the comeback win. 

UP NEXT: 

-The Greyhounds are set to host a tri-match this Saturday, Oct. 10, against Mercy and NE-10 opponent Saint Rose. The Hounds will be dedicating their games to the pursuit of awareness and a cure for cancer on their "Dig Lavender" day, in honor of former Bentley University volleyball coach Sandy Hoffman.

Matches are set to begin at 1 p.m.

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