POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The Western Connecticut State University volleyball team came back from two sets down with two-point victories in sets three and four but dropped the fifth set to the Clark University Cougars, 16-14, in the opener of the Vassar College Quad Match this afternoon at Kenyon Hall. The Wolves fall to 0-2 with matches against Rivier and the host Vassar Brewers tomorrow at 1 and 3 p.m., respectively. Clark, which also downed Rivier, 3-1, today, is now 2-0.
WestConn dropped the first set, 25-21, and the second, 25-23, but senior OH
Julia Stoliker (Red Hook, N.Y.) drilled home the clinching kill in set three to keep the Wolves alive with a 26-24 triumph. WestConn scored three of the last four points to take the fourth set, 25-23, with
Kayla Proscia (Holbrook, N.Y.) providing the deciding points with a kill. In the fifth set, WestConn trailed, 13-9, before kills by Robillard, Proscia and Stoliker and an ace by sophomore
Teagan White (Goffstown, N.H.) helped them take a 14-13 lead. Clark rallied to score three in a row, however, to clinch the match by.
Sophomore
Hallie Robillard (Middletown, Conn.) and freshman Proscia had 12 kills apiece for the Wolves. Proscia was efficient in the match, hitting .524 with just one error on her 12 kills. Stoliker added 10 kills, 10 digs, two blocks and two aces, while junior S
Arianna LaPointe (Boynton Beach, Fla.) had 39 assists, three aces, and 13 digs. Isabella Alcott totaled a match-high 27 kills for the Cougars
