New England Col. NEC 12-15,7-8 Great Northeast

Plymouth St. Plym 21-3,7-0 Little East

New England Col. NEC

12-15,7-8 Great Northeast

Final

Oct. 31, 2023

Plymouth St. Plym

21-3,7-0 Little East

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
New England Col. NEC	14	15	12	(0)
Plymouth St. Plym	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/31/2023 8:42:00 PM | Christopher J. Kilmer, Assistant Athletics Director, Athletics Communications

VB: Ryan powers Panthers over NEC

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior Nora Ryan (Groton, Conn.) stuffed the stat sheet with nine kills, seven aces and four blocks as Plymouth State University powered past New England College, 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-12), in non-conference women's volleyball action at Foley Gymnasium on Tuesday evening.

Ryan did damage from the service line to help build a five-point lead in the early stages of set one, and sophomore Kalista Butler (Philipsburg, Pa.) ripped back-to-back aces as the margin grew to 17-11, before PSU coasted from there.

The Panthers scored in bunches in set two, with junior Lindsey Sanderson (Gilford, N.H.) hammering home a kill for a 15-7 lead. NEC cut the deficit to four (18-14), but PSU closed out the set with a 7-1 win to take a commanding 2-0 lead.

PSU pounded the NEC defense with a .346 attack percentage in the final set, racing out to a 9-1 lead behind strong serving from junior Makayla Marucci (Newton, Mass.) and Butler. Plymouth State maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way to complete the sweep.

Plymouth State jumps to 21-3, while the Pilgrims slide to 12-15.

The Basics:

Plymouth State 3, NEC 0
- Plymouth State (21-3)
- NEC (12-15)

How it Happened:

An NEC kill tied the opening set at 5-5, but PSU got the ball right back and Ryan fired off a pair of aces during a 5-0 spurt as Plymouth State took the lead for good. The Pilgrims were able to get as close as 15-11, but Butler notched consecutive aces and Plymouth State controlled the set the rest of the way with an NEC error closing out a 25-14 win.
Ryan smoked a pair of aces for a quick 10-3 lead in set two, forcing NEC to burn both of its timeouts. PSU maintained a minimum four-point edge the rest of the way, with senior Aynslee King (Anacortes, Wash.) slamming back-to-back kills to make it 14-7. The Pilgrims pulled to within 18-14, but junior Morgan Drinkwater (Steep Falls, Maine) ended any thoughts of a comeback with a big kill and Ryan's tough serving put the game out of reach. King and Sanderson wrapped up the 25-15 victory with a thunderous block.
Junior Lilli Stogner (Weare, N.H.) banged home a kill and Butler followed with a long service run for a 9-1 advantage. Plymouth State didn't let up, increasing the margin to double digits as PSU coasted to a 25-12 win.

By the Numbers:

Ryan smashed a team-high nine kills on 15 attempts without an error (.600) and fired off seven of the Panthers' 15 aces. She added four blocks to her stat line.
Stogner finished with six kills and was perfect on 14 serve receive attempts.
Sanderson chipped in five kills and two blocks while hitting .500.
Marucci controlled the backrow with a match-best 15 digs.
Sophomore Riley McDonough (Gilford, N.H.) and Butler teamed up for 25 assists, with Butler adding five digs and four aces.
PSU hit .235 for the match, while limiting NEC to a .036 attack percentage.
Plymouth State improves to 6-0 against the Pilgrims, completing four of the wins by way of a sweep.