Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Senior co-captains Claire Varner (Breckenridge, Mich.) and Ellen Choinski (Saunderstown, R.I.) each posted a double-double as the University of New England volleyball team cruised past Lasell College, 3-0, in a non-conference match Saturday morning at the Campus Center. Set scores were 25-10, 25-18, 25-8.

Varner recorded a match-high 14 kills to go with 13 defensive digs, while Choinski fueled the attack with 24 assists. Choinski matched her classmate with 13 digs, and was also a perfect 13-for-13 at the service line.

The Nor'easters (4-5) also received strong performances from first-year Paige Curran (Chelmsford, Mass.), who won 12 points with nine kills and three services aces, as well as first-year Lindsey Cashell (Merrimack, N.H.), who chipped in six kills and three aces. 

Up front, UNE junior Kristen Edwards (Laconia, N.H.) added six kills and three block assists, and first-year Jackie Stone (Saginaw, Mich.) had a strong match serving with four aces and 21-for-21 accuracy.

Lasell (5-8) received five kills apiece from sophomore Danielle Drapeau (Biddeford, Maine) and first-year Elizabeth Nichols (Southington, Conn.). Sophomore Amanda Major (Southbury, Conn.) was credited with a match-high 16 digs, while sophomore Jenna-Lynn Geary (Marion, Mass.) added 15.