BENNINGTON, Vt. – The Southern Vermont College women’s volleyball team hosted Curry College and Castleton State in a non-conference tri-match Saturday in the Mountaineer Athletic Center. The Colonels lost both matches by the score of 3-1.

Castleton State 3, Curry 1

After the red-hot Spartans cruises to 25-16 and 25-20 victories in the first two games; the Colonels (0-6) turned it around behind freshman outside-hitter Jessica Crugnale (North Reading, MA). Curry fell behind early in the fourth game as CSC (2-4) nailed down the 25-19 win to seal its second victory of the season. Crugnale finished with six kills in the match, including 10 digs and six aces. Katelyn Boutin(Longmeadow, MA) and Tyla Miller (Marshfield, MA) each finished with 12 digs on the defensive front respectively for Curry.

Southern Vermont 3, Curry 1

SVC (5-4) led from the service line as it converted a total of 23 aces in the match. Veliz had eight, Canta had five, and Hogue had five for the Mountaineers. The Colonels (0-7) bounced back after a 25-19 game one loss to even it up at 1-1 on a 25-22 game two win. Kaitlyn Poirier (Acushnet, MA), Crugnale, and Boutin each had six digs on the defensive side for Curry in the effort. Freshman Jenna Butera (Norfolk, MA) led the Colonels with seven kills and she also added a solo block. Veliz finished the game hitting .243 with 15 kills and she added 17 digs on defense for the Mountaineers. Senior Sarah Golub had a good match with three kills, four assists, and 13 digs for SVC. Canta tallied 29 assists (57 for the day), six kills, and a solo block. Hogue ended up with 33 digs (65 on the day) and Smith added 10 digs to round out the boxscore for Southern Vermont.

The Colonels will host Becker College in their inaugural home match on Tuesday September 21 at 7:00 p.m. (Release courtesy of Southern Vermont Sports Information)