Plymouth St. Plym 1-1,0-0 Little East

Clarkson CLK 1-0,0-0 Liberty League

Plymouth St. Plym

1-1,0-0 Little East

Final

Sep. 02, 2022

Clarkson CLK

1-0,0-0 Liberty League

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Plymouth St. Plym	17	14	25	17	(1)
Clarkson CLK	25	25	17	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/2/2022 8:45:00 PM | Christopher J. Kilmer, Assistant Athletics Director, Athletics Communications

VB: Marucci’s 17 digs not enough in setback to Clarkson

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Sophomore Makayla Marucci (Newton, Mass.) racked up a career best 17 digs, but Plymouth State University came out on the short end of a 3-1 (17-25, 17-25, 25-17, 17-25) decision against Clarkson University on day one of the Cardinal Classic hosted by Plattsburgh State on Friday evening.

Despite Marucci's career effort, the Clarkson offense was efficient hitting a combined .254 for the match. The Panthers offense, slow to get on track in the first two sets, put together a strong third set with an impressive 13 kills and just two errors to cut the deficit to 2-1, but the Golden Knights were able to close out the set before PSU could force a decisive fifth set.

Plymouth State evens its record at 1-1, while Clarkson wins its season opener. The Panthers continue tournament play with a pair of games tomorrow. PSU faces off against NCAA Division II St. Michael's College at 11:00 a.m., then wraps up the tournament against Coast Guard at 1:00 p.m.

The Basics:

Plymouth State 1, Clarkson 3
- Plymouth State (1-1)
- Clarkson (1-0)

How it Happened:

Clarkson ripped off the first five points of the game and eventually extended the lead to 22-11. Junior Ryley McNeeley (Easton, Mass.) found the floor to spark a comeback attempt and sophomore Lilli Stogner (Weare, N.H.) served up three aces during a lengthy run as the Panthers pulled to within five, 22-17. Clarkson recovered, though, notching the final three points for the 25-17 win.
The Golden Knights got out to another strong start in set two to take a 7-3 lead. Freshman Riley McDonough (Gilford, N.H.) recorded an ace and sophomore Lindsey Sanderson (Gilford, N.H.) notched a kill to cut the margin to 14-13, but Clarkson scored 11 of the next 12 points for the 25-14 victory.
The tables turned in set three as PSU got off to the good start. Junior Nora Ryan (Groton, Conn.) had a kill and block in a six-point run to give the Panthers an 11-3 lead. Plymouth State maintained a five-point lead the rest of the way and a Golden Knights' error gave the Panthers a 25-17 win.
Set four went back-and-forth throughout with each team trading points in bunches. Clarkson took a 9-5 advantage early, but Ryan had a pair of kills and Stogner ripped off two aces as PSU leapfrogged into an 11-9 lead. The Golden Knights rallied in front, 14-13, but PSU answered for a 17-16 lead. Clarkson took control from there, though, scoring the final nine points for the 25-17 win.

By the Numbers:

Marucci's previous career best of 11 digs came in last year's Little East Conference (LEC) semifinal match against Eastern Connecticut.
The Panthers hit a match-best .367 in set three.
Senior Emilee Flanagan (Milton, N.H.) and Stogner had a team-high nine kills apiece, while Ryan chipped in eight kills and two blocks.
Stogner added five aces and six digs to her stat line.
Freshman Kalista Butler (Philipsburg, Pa.) posted 19 assists and nine digs.
The match-up was the first between the two teams.