DUDLEY, Mass. – Freshman J'ena Baker (Homestead, Fla.) notched 14 kills and sophomore Sabrina Boermeester (Billerica, Mass.) tallied seven kills and nine digs in Nichols College's 3-0 win over Elms College Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action at the Nichols Athletic Center.
 
Senior Monica Pucko (Gardner, Mass.) chipped in with five kills and seven digs as the Bison evened their home mark at 1-1. Sophomore Moriah Burns (Holland, Mass.) handed out 23 assists while freshman Megan Gardner (South Deerfield, Mass.) registered six kills and one solo block.
 
Freshman Hannah Adams (Deerfield, Mass.) paced the Blazers with six kills and nine digs. Sophomore Danielle Redding (Las Vegas, Nev.) went for four kills and eight digs.
 
Nichols rolled to a 25-13 win in the first set behind eight kills from Baker, then rallied from a 13-9 deficit in the second set to score a 25-21 win as Baker and Burns combined for seven kills. Nichols hit .423 in the final set, which they won 25-11. Gardner led all student-athletes with four kills in the frame.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight's matchup was the first-ever meeting between the two schools. The Bison lead the series, 1-0
 
Quotes
"Our aggressiveness and overall team communication was the biggest difference from yesterday's match to today. It's exciting to start the tradition of winning at home. It helps get our confidence up for our next match on Thursday." – Nichols head coach Shironda Hollis
 
"We defended our home court today. We all acted as leaders and worked together as a team. Our communication was good, which helped us with the flow of the match. We protected what was ours and improved on everything from yesterday." – Nichols freshman J'ena Baker
 
Next Match
Nichols (2-3) – Thursday, September 15 vs Pine Manor, 6:00 p.m.
Elms (1-6) – Friday, September 16 @ Plattsburgh St., 7:00 p.m.