Walter-Goodspeed Reaches Milestone as Volleyball Sweeps Tri-match

Volleyball extended their winning streak to 10 while Ellie Water-Goodspeed reached a milestone in a sweep of SJC and USJ

Ellie Walter-Goodspeed became the first Trailblazer to reach the 1000 dig milestone in only three seasons.
Ellie Walter-Goodspeed became the first Trailblazer to reach the 1000 dig milestone in only three seasons.
October 28, 2023
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn.—The MCLA Volleyball team took a pair of non-conference games from Saint Joseph's College and the University of St. Joseph this afternoon.

THE BASICS:

  • Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
  • Score: MCLA 3, SJC (ME) 1
  • Records: MCLA Trailblazers 17-3 (MASCAC 5-1) | St. Joseph's College Monks 12-14 (GNAC 7-5)

 

  • Score: MCLA 3, USJ (CT) 0
  • Records: MCLA Trailblazers 18-3 (MASCAC 5-1) | University of St. Joseph Blue Jays 6-18 (GNAC 5-7)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • During the second game with USJ, junior Ellie Walter-Goodspeed cracked the 1000 career dig milestone, becoming the first MCLA player to reach the milestone in only three seasons.
  • Winning both games extended the team's winning streak into double digits at 10; it is the second-longest win streak in program history, trailing only a 13-game streak in 2015 that went from the second game on September 6th versus Pitt-Greenburg to the first game on October 2nd against Elmira.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Game #1)

  • Anais Badio had a game-high 14 kills and added in four aces to account for a game-high 18 points.
  • Audrey Melson contributed ten kills to join Badio in the double-digit point club.
  • Shannon O'Brien recorded 24 of the Trailblazers' 40 assists.
  • Beth Harris added a double-double with 14 assists and ten digs.
  • Chloie Garber continued her steady level of play, putting up seven kills, 17 digs, and a pair of blocks.
  • The Monks' Kailyn Chamberlin had 35 assists, while both Nadia Sixto and Maggie Sylvester recorded ten kills each. Sixto also had a game-high five assisted blocks.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Game #2)

  • Elizabeth Brown had a game-high nine kills, while Kaylee Gray contributed a career-high seven.
  • Harris and O'Brien both broke the double-digit barrier in assists for the second game. Harris added a career-high five aces to go with two kills.

UP NEXT:

MCLA will be back in action on Wednesday when they play host to Bay Path College for a matchup with the Wildcats in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.

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