Plymouth, N.H. – The Plymouth State University women’s volleyball team hosted the defending Little East Conference champion University of Massachusetts Boston this past Tuesday night on the night that they celebrated their graduating seniors for Senior Night at Foley Gymnasium.
UMB jumped out to an early two set lead, as they were able to take both with scores of 25-19 and 25-18. The Beacons were on a their way to taking the third and final set as they were up by a score of 20-14, but Plymouth State was able to battle back and score nine unanswered points off the serving of senior star Casey Stoodley (Salem, N.H.). UMB was able to finally kill the momentum, but PSU was able to bounce back and score the next two points, then score the winning point after an impressive block by Elissa Morin (Nashua, N.H.) to secure the comeback.
The fourth set was back and forth the entire way with neither team being able to pull away from the other. It was tied evenly at 18-all when PSU was able to finally pull away and win the set on off another block by Morin.
The fifth set was another close affair. UMB was able to build a lead at 11-9 when PSU decided to call and timeout. Something must have been switched on during the huddle, because Plymouth State started playing with intensity and was able to win six of the next seven points to win the set and secure the comeback victory.
Casey Stoodley continues to impresse this season as she finished the match with 13 digs and 21 kills, the 19th time she has finished in double figures for both this season. Freshman setter Kirsten Perrotta (Hudson, N.H.) finished with a impressive 46 assists and a team-high four service, and junior Cassie Pelton (Brookline, N.H.) had a team-high 14 digs.
The Panthers will wrap up their regular season this Saturday at Rhode Island College with matches against both RIC and Worcester State. Plymouth State is now currently in a tie for fourth in the LEC, so this weekend could definitely have playoff implications. Keep checking theclockonline.com for complete game coverage!