Recap
Junior Megan Gardner tallied a match-high 12 kills to lead the Nichols College women's volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Anna Maria College Wednesday night in non-conference action at the Nichols Athletic Center.
 
Freshman Jayleen Fegan added 11 kills, six digs, and five service aces as the Bison (3-5) won in four sets: 25-8, 24-26, 25-9, 25-18. Classmate Rachael Veilleux handed out 25 assists while senior Zoe Chevrette collected five service aces, six digs, and three assists.
 
Nichols won game one behind two kills from both Fegan and senior Sabrina Boermeester, and two aces from Veilleux. The Bison dropped the second set despite four kills from Gardner, but rallied back to post a .500 hitting pct. in the third set – including a perfect 1.000 pct. from Fegan (five kills on five attempts). Four more kills form Gardner and three from freshman Regan Richard in the fourth secured the win.
 
Three things you need to know
-The AMCats were led by six kills form junior Hannah Mitchell. Sophomore Abygail Chapdelaine and freshman Taylor Hoffstedt each registered four kills.
-The Bison shattered the program-record for service aces in a match with 22. The previous record of 14 was set against Pine Manor on October 13, 2016.
-Boermeester also racked up four service aces, two digs, and one block while Richard threw down a career-high five kills.
 
Quote
"It was good to get another win. We let the second set get away from us a little bit, but we were able to pull ourselves together and get back in control of the match. Jayleen and Megan played really well tonight, and we needed that. It was a good win and it gets us back on track." –Nichols head coach John Post
 
Next match
Saturday, September 15 vs Newbury (2:00 p.m.) & Southern Vt. (4:00 p.m.)