Volleyball Drops Five-setter to Framingham

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — In a match of a pair of MASCAC heavyweights, the MCLA Volleyball team welcomed the Framingham State Rams to the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium this evening. Framingham State raced out to a two-set lead before the Trailblazers were able to rally to force a fifth and final set that would go the visitors' way.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

• Score: Framingham 3, MCLA 2
• Records: Framingham State University Rams 13-6 (MASCAC 4-1) | MCLA Trailblazers 14-4 (MASCAC 4-1)
• Series History: Framingham leads the all-time series 32-11, including a 3-1 win last season on October 22nd in Framingham. The teams first met on November 5, 1975.

HOW IT WENT DOWN

• Framingham took the first two sets with scores of 25-17 and 25-22 before the Trailblazers rallied to take the following two sets with scores of 25-20 and 25-14. The Rams controlled play in the final set, never trailing, and took it 15-8.
• Framingham made the most of a 12-5 run in the middle of the first set to push out to an 18-9 lead before holding on to take the set, getting kills from five different players, including three each from Natalie Reynolds and Sarah Medeiros. Audrey Melson (Champlin Park, MN) paced MCLA with four kills in the set.
• The second frame also went the Rams' way, but it featured more back-and-forth play between the teams. The set included seven ties and four lead changes. Framingham again spread the wealth as six Rams claimed kills, including four each by Reynold, Medeiros, and Emma Dobbins. The Trailblazers' Kaelynn Greeley (Corona, CA) had what would be the match's highest single-set kill count with seven.
• MCLA picked up their first set of the match, going wire to wire, starting with a kill from Elizabeth Brown (Lee, MA) and capping it with a kill by Greeley. Greeley kept the momentum she built from the second set and carried it into the third, recording a team-high five kills in the frame.
• The Trailblazers leveled the match in the fourth set thanks to a 16-6 run in the middle of the frame. Brown led the way with six kills and was aided by eight assists from Addison Decaro (Eagle River, AK).
• With MCLA having improved their hitting percentage in every set leading into the final, the Rams found a way to break the Trailblazers' momentum, closing out the evening on a 9-3 run to secure the win.

STATISTICAL ROUND UP

• Kills: Framingham 54, MCLA 57
• Assists: Framingham 49, MCLA 56
• Service Aces: Framingham 9, MCLA 7
• Digs: Framingham 95, MCLA 104

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Nichols College for a tri-meet with the Bison and Suffolk College Rams at the Nichols Athletic Center. The first match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.

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