Regis Rallies Against Wellesley Volleyball, 3-2

WESTON, Mass. – Regis rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Wellesley College volleyball 3-2 (14-25, 24-26, 25-18, 26-24, 15-12) on Thursday in a non-conference match at Higgins Court. 

Senior Kate Montigny (Shrewsbury, Mass.) led the Pride with 12 kills, a .524 hitting percentage, and six total blocks, while first year Avery Mola (Cheshire, Conn.) notched a double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs. Junior Kamdyn Tenorio (Irvine, Calif.) also earned a double-double with 10 kills and 19 digs. Senior Aryam Serrano-Monserrate (Lake Forest, Calif.) led Regis defensively with 23 digs.

First year Kate Giang (Corte Madera, Calif.) led all players with 18 kills, while classmate Mary Beeler (Menlo Park, Calif.) notched a double-double for the Blue (8-8 Overall, 2-4 NEWMAC) with 13 kills and 10 digs. First year Noelle Winn (San Francisco, Calif.) also earned a double-double with 38 assists and 15 digs, and sophomore libero Kaija Kunze-Hoeg (Eagan, Minn.) tied for the match lead with 23 digs. 

The Blue rattled off a 13-4 scoring run to close out a dominant 25-14 first set. Wellesley hit .440 in the first set.

The second set included 11 ties as the momentum went back and forth. Wellesley put together a 7-1 scoring run, capped by a kill from Beeler, to open a 19-15 advantage, and then the Blue reached set point at 24-20. The Pride scored four unanswered points to tie the set at 24-24, but kills by first year Evelyn Hill (Rocklin, Calif.) and Giang gave the Blue the 2-0 match lead. 

The Pride led 16-8 in the third set, but the Blue responded with an 8-1 scoring run to close to within one point at 17-16. Regis closed out the third set with a 6-1 scoring run, punctuated by kills from senior Ahnasia Mckinney (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Tenorio.

Wellesley took a 15-6 lead in the fourth set before the Pride battled back, starting with a 6-1 scoring run. The Blue were up 23-15 late in the set, but Regis gained the momentum with an 11-1 scoring run, led by Tenorio with three kills and finished by kills from Montigny and Mckinney, to seal the fourth set.

Regis took the lead at 9-7 in the fifth set and never looked back. After a kill by Giang kept Wellesley within two points at 12-10, consecutive kills by Mola created several match point opportunities for the Pride. Regis clinched the set and the match on a kill by Mckinney.

The Blue head to Clark for a NEWMAC match at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 14 while the Pride travel to Anna Maria for an 11:00 AM match the same day.