WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State's Ally Rega (Chelmsford, Mass.) dished out 28 assists and Brianna Starkey (Rockland, Mass.) finished with 14 kills, but it wasn't enough as the Owls fell to Mount Holyoke, 3-0 in a non-conference volleyball game at the Woodward Center on Thursday night.
Mount Holyoke posted game scores of 25-15, 25-21, and 25-20.
The Lyons improve to 5-2 on the season, while Westfield drops to 0-9.
Jamesa Allen (Orlando, Fla. / Lake Nona) led the Lyons with 16 kills, while Sasha Simine (Kitchener, Ont. / Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute) finished with seven. Braden Walden (McKinney, Texas / McKinney North) set 17 assists, while Cameron Graham (Sarasota, Fla. / The Out of Door Academy) came up with 15 digs for the winners.
For Westfield, Ainsley MacLeod (Minnechaug/Hampden, Mass.) added seven kills, and Jess Haradon (Mansfield, Mass.) led with 14 digs.
Westfield will be back in action on Saturday with a tri-match with Roger Williams at Rivier (N.H.) College. Mount Holyoke will next host Wellesley on Saturday.