Women's Volleyball Drop Pair In Non-Conference Tri-Match

Vestal finishes with 14 assists for Green & Gold

Hartford, CT: The Fitchburg State Women's Volleyball team dropped a pair of non-conference contests to the University of Hartford Hawks and the Lyons of Mount Holyoke College this afternoon in a tri-match at the Chase Arena on the campus of the University of Hartford.

THE BASICS:

- Date: 9/6/25

- Score: Fitchburg State 0, Hartford 3 (14-25, 17-25, 18-25)

- Records: Fitchburg State (0-3, 0-0 MASCAC), Hartford (1-1, 0-0 CNE)

- Score: Fitchburg State 0, Mount Holyoke 3 (21-25. 16-25, 21-25)

- Records: Fitchburg State (0-4, 0-0 MASCAC), Mount Holyoke (2-2, 0-0 NEWMAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Match One

-  Fitchburg State's offense was led by junior Hannah Azzari (Haverhill, MA) with a team-leading six kills, and five digs, while junior setter Mia Vestal (Wilmington, MA) added seven assists, one service ace and seven digs for the Falcons. Defensively, senior Stephanie Sardella (Billerica, MA) finished with six digs, one kill and assist.

- For the Hawks, junior Jordan Murphy (East Hampton, CT) finished with a match best 11 kills, one dig, one solo block and one blocking assist, while seniorsetter Kylee Connally (Dallas, TX) added a match-leading 17 assists, three service aces and four digs. On the defensive end, freshman Lucy Dieterlen (Dallas. TX) registered 17 digs and three service aces.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Kills: Fitchburg State 20, Hartford 36

-  Assists: Fitchburg State 18, Hartford 32

-  Digs: Fitchburg State 35, Hartford 42

- Service Aces: Fitchburg State 2, Hartford 8

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Match Two

-  Fitchburg State's offense was led by Sardella with a team-leading six kills, 14 digs, one assist, one service ace and one blocking assist, while Vestal chipped in with seven assists, one service ace and five digs. Defensively, sophomore Madison Keohane (Wakefield, MA) notched deven digs, eight assists and two service aces.

- For the Lyons, senior Madeline Barton (Brookfield, WI) collected a match-best 16 kills, one assist, five digs and one blocking assist, while sophomore setter Sonia Grey (Sharon, MA) added a match-leading 13 assists, one kill, one dig and one blocking assist. On the defensive side, senior Amelia Ringor (Lafeyette, IN) finished with 16 digs, one assist and four service aces.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Kills: Fitchburg State 24, Mount Holyoke 33

-  Assists: Fitchburg State 21, Mount Holyoke 29

-  Digs: Fitchburg State 49, Mount Holyoke 54

- Service Aces: Fitchburg State 5, Mount Holyoke 10

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday as they host the University of Saint Joseph (CT) Bluejays for a non-conference matchup, starting at 6:00PM.

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