Volleyball soars into semi-finals with 3-0 win
LEICESTER, Mass.- Becker College defeated Newbury College 3-0 ( 25-23, 25-22, 25-11) in New England Collegiate Conference women's volleyball action.
In the first set, Newbury and Becker were tied at 23, when Diana Hoefner (El Paso, TX) gave the Hawks the lead with a serve ace. The Hawks completed the set, when Rachel Pinak (Cheektowaga, NY) fed Kelsea Laubenstein (Randolph, Mass.) for a winning kill.
The 2nd set was also a nail biter. Newbury had a 10-5 lead, before Becker soared back. The Hawks led 23-22 before Diana Hoefner had two straight serve aces, putting the Hawks up 2-0 in the match.
In the 3rd set, the Hawks flew out to a 10-1 lead and never looked back. The early run by the Hawks was led by the serving of senior Britney Williams (Old Saybrook, Conn). Becker reeled of seven straight points off of serves from Williams. Rachel Pinak finished the match with her 926th career kill.
Newbury was led by Tricia Corriveau (Coventry, RI), who had 7 kills and 5 digs. Amy Chen (Chelmsford, Mass) pitched in with 11 digs and 11 assists, in a losing effort. The nighthawks finished the season with a record of 3-24.
Becker senior Rachel Pinak and Sophmore Diana Hoefner combined for 14 kills, 12 digs and 6 aces, to help lead the Hawks into the New England Collegiate Conference Semi-Finals verus Elms College on Saturday. Becker Improved to 11-14 on the year.
