Rivier RIV 11-4,1-0 Great Northeast

Plymouth St. Plym 11-3,3-1 Little East

Rivier RIV

11-4,1-0 Great Northeast

Final

Oct. 04, 2022

Plymouth St. Plym

11-3,3-1 Little East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Rivier RIV	19	24	18	(0)
Plymouth St. Plym	25	26	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/4/2022 9:28:00 PM | Christopher J. Kilmer, Assistant Athletics Director, Athletics Communications

VB: Panthers' net play leads to sweep of Rivier

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The overpowering trio of sophomore Lilli Stogner (Weare, N.H.), junior Nora Ryan (Groton, Conn.) and senior Emilee Flanagan (Milton, N.H.) each hit over .400 while the group combined for 25 kills to lead Plymouth State University to a 3-0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-18) win over Rivier University in a non-conference volleyball match at Foley Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Junior Ryley McNeeley (Easton, Mass.) had a momentum sparking kill and Ryan and sophomore Lindsey Sanderson (Gilford, N.H.) had multiple blocks down the stretch as the Panthers used six-straight points to snap a 19-all tie to win the opening set, 25-19.

Rivier battled back from a late two-point deficit to tie set two at 24-24, but Stogner smashed back-to-back kills to give the Panthers the win, and the home team used a 7-1 surge midway through the third set to close out the match with a 25-18 victory in set three.

Plymouth State improves to 11-3, while Rivier goes to 11-4.

The Basics:

Plymouth State 3, Rivier 0
- Plymouth State (11-3)
- Rivier (11-4)

How it Happened:

The opening set was tight throughout, with 10 ties and four lead changes. Senior Natalie Gravelle (Portsmouth, N.H.) pounded down a kill to give PSU a 19-18 lead late, but the Raiders answered to knot the score. McNeeley followed with a momentum-changing kill and Ryan and Sanderson teamed up for a huge block to make it 21-19. The Ryan-Sanderson combination added another block before Ryan teamed up with Gravelle to stuff a Rivier attack and a hitting error wrapped up a 25-19 win for the Panthers.
Plymouth State took an early 9-4 lead after Stogner's ace, but Rivier would battle back for a 17-15 advantage. Flanagan notched consecutive kills as PSU leapfrogged back in front, 20-18, but the Raiders answered to tie the score again. Plymouth State earned set-point on Ryan's kill, but the visitors rallied with back-to-back kills to even things at 24-all. Stogner had the answer, though, finding the floor on consecutive rallies to close out the 26-24 win.
Rivier held an 11-10 lead in set three before a service error sparked the Panthers. Flanagan was a wall at the net, playing a part in three blocks during a 5-0 run as PSU went ahead, 15-11. The hosts would maintain at least a four-point edge the rest of the way until Sanderson wrapped up the match with a kill.

By the Numbers:

The Panthers finished with 12 team blocks. Flanagan (one solo, five assist) and Ryan (six assist) had six apiece, with Stogner adding five.
Stogner tallied a match-best 12 kills and hit .409, while Flanagan had seven kills without an error to hit .412.
Ryan added six kills and a .455 attack percentage as PSU hit .247 as a team.
Freshmen Riley McDonough (Gilford, N.H.) and Kalista Butler (Philipsburg, Pa.) totaled 30 assists, while sophomore Makayla Marucci (Newton, Mass.) led the defense with 13 digs.
Plymouth State holds a 13-7 advantage in the all-time series, winning each of the last three matchups.