WESTFIELD, Mass.--Juniors Rachel Lamica and Courtney Collins combined for 27 kills as the Keene State College volleyball team earned a 3-1 (25-17, 17-25, 25-22, 25-16) on Wednesday night at the Woodward Center.

Records

• Keene State: 2-3
• Westfield State: 0-4

Up Next

• The Owls will take part in the Granite State Challenge this weekend.  KSC will play Rivier and Plymouth State at Rivier on Friday night, then play Colby-Sawyer and Daniel Webster at Colby-Sawyer on Saturday.

Tale of the Tape

• Keene State limited Westfield State to .048 hitting and racked up 10 service aces.  KSC also combined for 13 total blocks, while Westfield State had a mere four total blocks on the night.
• Lamica's 15 kills were one short of her career high, set a season ago against Westfield State and Wellesley.  Collins' 12 kills represented a new career high.
• Jenny Nohara had 20 assists, while Katie Cunningham had 16.  Riley Bunker led the way with 16 digs and a team high five service aces.

First Set Highlights

• The teams traded points in the early going; consecutive kills from Lamica gave KSC a 4-1 lead, but Westfield State rallied back for a 10-9 advantage on a kill by Lizzie Taylor.
• Neither team led by more than two for much of the rest of the set.  Westfield State tied the set at 16 on a service ace from Natasha Belardo, but WSU would score but one point the rest of the way.
• KSC finished the set on a 9-1 run, as Bunker had a pair of service aces and Cunningham had one of her own to end the set.

Second Set Highlights

• The second set was also close in the beginning, as KSC tied the set at 7-7 on a kill by Katie Dyer.
• Four straight points for Westfield State boosted the lead to 11-7, and Westfield scored nine of the next 12 points to open up a 20-10 lead.
• Keene State would not get closer than nine the rest of the way, and Westfield State closed out the set with a kill from Jen Green.

Third Set Highlights

• Olivia Mathieu's kill edged Keene State to an 8-5 lead in the third set, only to see Westfield State take a 15-12 lead ending with consecutive kills from Karolyn Higgins and Brianna Starkey.
• Collins tied the set at 18 with a kill off an assist from Cunningham, but Westfield State took the lead back at 22-20 on a KSC error.
• Keene State would not let Westfield score again, rattling off the next five points for a 25-22 set win.

Fourth Set Highlights

• Keene State held Westfield to -.107 hitting (5-8-28) in the clinching set, while hitting .219 themselves (11-4-32).
• Keene State slowly pulled away in the fourth set, turning an 8-7 deficit into a 17-10 lead on a kill from Lamica.  
• KSC led 22-12 before a mini-run by WSU closed the gap to 23-16, but Keene State ended proceedings with back-to-back kills from Taylor Bright and Kat Carrel.