Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Senior Katie Wilson (Pittsburg, Calif.) totaled 17 kills and five solo blocks to guide Eastern Connecticut State University to a 3-1 win over the University of New England in non-conference women's volleyball action Saturday afternoon (Oct. 13) at the Harold Alfond Forum. ECSU won with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 19-25, and 25-19.

The result comes a week following a 3-1 win by UNE at Eastern Connecticut. The Warriors level off their season record at 11-11, while Big Blue drops to 11-6.

Wilson added 11 digs and 20 good serve receptions to her stat-line, and got support from classmate Danielle Bourne (Branford, Conn.) as well as junior Nicki Gasch (New Fairfield, Conn.) with a combined 19 kills. Sophomores Jess Patrizi (Beacon Falls, Conn.) and Allie Henry (Middletown, Conn.) fueled the attack with 20 and 14 assists, respectively.

In addition to three service aces, ECSU junior Erynn Miller (Stratford, Conn.) picked up a team-high 16 digs.

Leading the Nor'easters was senior Paige Curran (Chelmsford, Mass.) with 12 kills, while junior Angie Brunette (North Andover, Mass.) had 11 winners and senior Jillian Goldstein (Lynnfield, Mass.) another 10.

Big Blue junior Maria Kuehl (Middleton, N.H.) finished with 11 digs and 42 assists, including the 2,000th assist of her career, which came late in the 1st set.

Defensively, UNE junior Kirsta Adie (Tyngsboro, Mass.) had a match-best 25 digs.

After leading by as many as six (15-9, 16-10) in the opening frame, the Warriors needed back-to-back kills at 24-all from Bourne and Wilson grab the advantage on the scoreboard.

The visitors led 2-0 in sets and had a slim cushion midway through the 3rd (15-13), only to see an 11-1 spurt from UNE swing momentum back for the home side en route to a six-point decision in the stanza.

Though the Nor'easters maintained an early 9-5 edge in the 4th, ECSU rallied to tie things at 14-14, and then proceeded to score five of the next six points to gain some separation and finish off the match.