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MILTON, Mass. --
Tess Madden tallied a match-best 12 kills to help guide the University of New England past Curry College, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-20), in Conference of New England (CNE) women's volleyball action at Katz Gymnasium on Wednesday (Oct. 21).
The Nor'easters (7-7, 3-3 CNE) limited the Colonels (4-17, 0-7) to a .030 hitting percentage on the evening -- the third-lowest efficiency by a UNE opponent this year. The visitors had a season-low 10 attacking errors in the contest.
After Madden,
Hannah Nowell contributed another seven kills, while
Abby Simao and
Kendall Gallaugher combined for nine winners with zero miscues.
Hayley Shult and
Michaela Muldoon distributed 25 assists for the offense.
Lylah Shumway notched four service aces to aided the scoring effort, and saved a team-high 12 digs on the back line. Nowell and Shult each provided eight digs.
Isabella Drake had seven kills and 13 digs to pace Curry. Haley Carter dished out 20 assists.
The Nor'easters dialed up the first six points in both the 1st and 2nd sets and never looked back. Things were much tighter in the 3rd (7 ties, 3 lead-changes), but with the advantage at 18-17, UNE closed the match on a 7-3 run. Each of the points came from positive actions (6 kills, 1 ace), including three points from Madden.
UNE will be back at home on Saturday (1 p.m.) to face Roger Williams University (4-3 CNE).
