Volleyball Falls 3-1 to Pioneers in Non-Conference Tilt

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MCLA Volleyball Team opened the home portion of their schedule this evening, welcoming the Utica University to the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium for a non-conference matchup with the Pioneers. The final three set to one scoreboard doesn't do justice to a four-set match in which the teams combined for nearly 200 points.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

• Score: Utica 3, MCLA 1
• Records: Utica University Pioneers 5-3 (Empire 8 0-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 5-3 (MASCAC 0-0)
• Series History: Utica now leads the all-time series 3-2. Utica took the last meeting of the teams, last season on September 7, 2024, by a score of 3-0 in Utica. The Pioneers also took the first-ever meeting of the teams by a score of 3-0 on September 29, 2001, in Utica.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Utica took the opening set 25-23 before MCLA rallied back to even the match at one all by the same 25-23 score. The Pioneers took the third 26-24 before closing out on the fourth set 25-22.
• MCLA's Elizabeth Brown (Lee, MA) finished with a game-high 15 kills while Kaelynn Greeley (Corona, CA) added a dozen of her own. Utica's Lauren Jones and Trinity Bailey tied for a team-high 14 kills, and Kendall Turner also picked up 12 kills.
• The Pioneers Megan Wright led all players with 23 digs, just ahead of the Trailblazers' Brown and Beth Harris (San Antonio, TX), who each reached 20.

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when they play host to Bay Path University for a non-conference matchup with the Wildcats in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. The match is scheduled for a noon start.

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