WORCESTER, Mass.--Another strong match from Rachel Lamica sent the Keene State College volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-23) win over Worcester State University on Tuesday night at Lancer Gymnasium.

Records

• Keene State: 8-6
• Worcester State: 5-5

Up Next

• Keene State resumes Little East Conference play with a trip to Rhode Island College on Saturday at noon.
• The Lancers host Lasell at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening.

Tale of the Tape

• Lamica had 16 kills, three block assists, and a service ace while hitting .317.  The 16 kills were the second highest total in a match for her this season, and she now has double-digit kills in seven of the last eight matches.
• Courtney Collins added 10 kills without making an error, hitting .526 with four total blocks.  Riley Bunker had 14 digs.
• Katie Cunningham had 30 assists, her sixth match this season with 25+ assists.
• Keene State improved to 4-1 on the road. 

Set One Highlights

• The Owls broke open a 6-6 tie with four straight points, taking advantage of Worcester State attacking errors.
• Keene State returned the favor, allowing the Lancers to get within 16-15, but Brooke Hatanaka's kill restored a 19-15 advantage.
• Hatanaka and Collins combined for a block on Sarah Powers to give the Owls a 23-16 lead, and Collins ended the set with a kill.

Set Two Highlights

• Keene State rolled out to a 9-2 lead, as Cunningham served up an ace, then set up Lamica for a kill in the early going.
• An Owls attacking error let Worcester Stat get within 10-6, but reigning Little East Conference Rookie of the Week Kat Carrel served the Owls into eight straight points, with three kills from Collins and another from Lamica in that span.
• Hannah Syzmanski then ended the set with her first kill of the match.

Set Three Highlights

• It was the Lancers who started brighter in the third, taking a 7-3 lead on a kill from Stephanie Chapin, and a KSC serving error upped the advantage to 9-5.
• The Owls went on a 10-3 run, featuring two service aces by Carrel, to take a 15-12 lead.  
• A pair of kills from WSU's Sarah Powers gave the Lancers the lead back at 19-18, and Powers had another kill that made it 23-21.
• WSU gave a point right back with a service error, and an attacking error tied the match at 23 before another error and Collins' kill gave KSC the sweep.