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GORHAM, Maine -- Alizia Lagando and Brianna Delloiacono went for 15 and 14 kills, respectively, to lead the University of Southern Maine in a 3-1 women's volleyball decision (25-20, 27-25, 15-25, 26-24) over the University of New England at Hill Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 16).

After the Huskies (10-12) tallied 53 points in a sweep at the hands of the Nor'easters (8-12) back in the season opener, USM managed to pull out some very tight sets for the victory.

Southern Maine lost four consecutive points in the opening frame to trail 20-18, but registered the next seven out of a timeout to take the 1st. Lagando had two aces and one kill in the stretch.

UNE had the largest lead in the 2nd (7-3), and the edge late at 21-18. While the next three points went for the Huskies, the Nor'easters still maintained advantages as the sides traded the ensuing five (22-21, 23-22, 24-23) with kills. However, Delloiacono put down two for a 25-24 lead, and another following errors each way, to give the hosts a two-set cushion.

UNE got five in-a-row early in the 3rd (8-4) and never relinquished control to get on the board, overall. Things were close again in the 4th, though. Tied at 16-all, the Nor'easters looked to break away with three that included a pair of aces by Morgan Lynch. But the Huskies were back even at 19-19, and errors made it 20-20. Southern Maine countered a Viktoria Pavlyuk kill with three straight for the 23-21 lead, only to see another kill from Pavlyuk and a block by Kassidy Krejmas bookend a string that gave UNE a set-point (24-23). A service error negated the separation, and an ace from Sarah Haggerty before a kill by Delloiacono finished off the match.

Lagando added five aces for a match-high 20 points, and Delloiacono recorded 15 digs to post a double-double. Sophie Lindsay added up 35 assists and 16 digs, while Sierra Castonguay racked up 19 digs.

For the Nor'easters, Pavlyuk shared the contest-best of 15 kills. Lauren Davenport and Stephanie Erickson touched down four and three aces, respectively, to go with eight kills apiece. Adryona Miller had seven kills and a pair of solo blocks. Addie Miller lofted up 42 assists and collected 12 digs. Paige Weatherbee topped the defensive effort with 16 digs, and Shiloh Osmer had 10 more.


Earlier in the day: UNE 3, Rhode Island College 1