MILTON, Mass. - The Curry College Women's Volleyball team fell to non-conference opponent Bay Path at home Thursday evening.

The Colonels were defeated by the Wildcats of Bay Path (25-17, 25-18, 25-21).

With the loss, Curry moves forward with an overall record of 4-16 and 0-4 in the CCC.

The opening set saw the two non-conference sides evenly matched. With Curry holding a two-point lead midway through the set, Bay Path took over the lead following a series of attack errors by the hosting Colonels. Curry's Lexie Jenkins (Burns, Wyo.) and Leah Oscar-Phoenix (Westwood, Mass.) each marked a kill to keep the Colonels in stride with the Wildcats, however, Bay Path would take charge late in the set to take the one-set lead by a final set score of 25-17. 

Curry's Lauren Guzman (Cranston, R.I.) and Leah Oscar-Phoenix opened the second set each with a pair of kills. With the score tied at 10-10, Bay Path capitalized on errors by the hosts along with a handful of kills by Anastasiya Tsetsko to take a 20-13 lead late in the second set. A service ace by Curry's Jess Sullivan (Meredith, N.H.) and attack errors by the visitors brought the Colonels within three points of the Wildcats. Bay Path would close out the second set on a final score of 25-18.

The visiting Wildcats held their momentum as they began the third set surging forth to have a 10-5 lead over the hosting Colonels. Kills by Amber Buttaro (Tewksbury, Mass.), Jess Sullivan, and Leah Oscar-Phoenix brought the Colonels back into the action, now only trailing by four (13-9). With the score 16-10 in favor of the visiting Wildcats, Curry would mark a 10-6 scoring run to bring the final set within two in favor of Bay Path (22-20). The visiting Wildcats would close out the third set and defeat the Colonels with a third-set decision of 25-21.

The Colonels were led by Lauren Guzman (7 kills, 7 digs), Brooke Reissfelder (21 assists, 8 digs), and Leah Oscar-Phoenix (6 kills).

The Colonels will be back on the hardwood Saturday as they host CCC opponent Gordon College in Katz Gym at 11 AM.

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