WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – The Western Connecticut State University volleyball team fell to Little East Conference (LEC) rival Eastern Connecticut, 3-,0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16) on Wednesday night at Francis E. Geissler Gym. Despite a team high of six kills from both rookie pin hitter Hallie Robillard (Middletown, Conn.) and junior outside hitter Julia Stoliker (Red Hook, N.Y.), the Wolves fall to Warriors in the regular season for the first time since 2018.  The Wolves fall to 12-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play, while the Warriors improve to 13-3 overall and 3-0 in the league. WestConn looks to bounce back when they travel to conference foe UMass Dartmouth on Saturday at noon.

The match began with Robillard registering a kill off an assist from senior setter Maggie Ferguson (Southbury, Conn.), but Eastern quickly took control and maintained the lead throughout the first set. In the second set, WestConn started strong and held a lead until the Warriors rallied to tie it at 16-16. The home team then kept the Wolves at bay for the remainder of the set. WestConn came out with a 5-1 lead in the third set, looking to mount a comeback, but Eastern gradually regained momentum. The teams traded points, but the Warriors eventually took control at 11-11 and completed the sweep.

Senior Maggie Ferguson (Southbury, Conn.) paced WestConn with 17 assists, two aces and nine digs.  Stoliker also collected a team-high 10 digs and freshman Ella Hubert () added a match-best six blocks.  Sophomore libero Emerson Conigliaro notched a match-high 15 digs, Allegra Copeland made nine kills and Brooke Praskievicz scored four aces against the Wolves.