Friday, September 1
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
11:00 AM
Boston College
1-3
2
vs
3
Princeton
1-0
1
2
3
4
5
F
Princeton
22
25
13
25
16
3
Boston College
25
23
25
23
14
2
Balido, Mullen Lead Eagles in Beantown Challenge Day One
September 01, 2017 | Volleyball
Volleyball fell to Princeton early in the day but nabbed a win over Bryant in five sets.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College volleyball team spilt their matches for the first day of the Beantown Challenge, falling to Princeton but coming out victorious over Bryant in the night cap.
Boston College (2-3) and Princeton went back-and-forth each set, BC winning the first and third while Princeton took the second, fourth and fifth. The Eagles ended the third set with a 12-point win, 25-13, and came out in the fourth on a 7-0 run, but the Tigers found a groove and ultimately took the set as well as the match.
Cat Balido showed up for BC with 16 kills, 12 digs and 18.5 points. Lynn Braakhuis and McKenna Goss tallied 13 kills apiece, and Goss recorded a .520 hitting percentage. Jill Strockis led the Eagles with 17 digs.
Princeton was paced by Maggie O'Connell, who recorded 22 kills and match-high 24 points. The Tigers had two players with hitting percentages at or over .600: Jessie Harris (.600) and Caroline Sklaver (682).
Princeton (1-1) later volleyed against North Texas and fell in five sets.
The Eagles opened their next match victoriously, dominating the Bulldogs 25-13. Bryant took the following two sets, only to have BC force a fifth set after rallying in the fourth. The Eagles ultimately took the match after a commanding fifth set.
Balido led the Eagles with 18.5 points and 17 kills, while freshman Ally Mullen hit .476 from 11 kills and registered 14.5 points.
Bryant (2-4) followed Julia Flynn's 16.5 points and 16 kills. Brianna Bruny registered a match-high .500 average.
The Eagles will be back in Power Gym tomorrow at 12 p.m. to close out the Beantown Challenge against North Texas.
MATCH ONE
Princeton 3, Boston College 2
September 1, 2017
Power Gym, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Cat Balido had a set-high eight kills and eight points in the first set, slating a .438 hitting average.
- Three Eagles had a hitting percentages over .300 in the first set: Balido, McKenna Goss (.833) and Lynn Braakhuis (.375).
- BC held a 12 point lead over Princeton at the end of third set, their biggest lead of the season.
- Sophie West and Ally Mullen hit .800 in the third set.
- The Eagles had seven service aces to the Tigers' zero.
- Goss (.520), West (.353) and Ally Mullen (.353) led the Eagles in hitting average.
- Balido recorded 18.5 points over the course of the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
The Tigers grabbed the first point, but the teams traded points to begin. Following an attack error from Princeton, BC pulled ahead and keep the momentum to take the first set of the day, 25-22.
SET 2
After being down 8-4, the Eagles went on an 8-0 to lead the set. Princeton caught up and the teams were neck-and-neck. The Tigers took the lead to match point and, though the Eagles brought it back to 24-23, Princeton ultimately took the set.
SET 3
BC opened on a 3-1 run and held a tight lead for the beginning of the match. The Eagles began to dominate Princeton after a Balido kill and concluded the set with a 12-point advantage, 25-13.
SET 4
The Eagles came into the fourth set energized, recording a 7-1 run. They held the lead for the rest of the set until Princeton tied the set at 23-all. The Tigers took the last two points and the set.
SET 5
Princeton tallied a 4-0 run to open this set, but BC rallied and took the lead at 8-7. Ultimately, the Tigers locked up the last two points, 16-14, and the match, 3-2.
Records: Princeton (1-1)
MATCH TWO
Boston College 3, Bryant 2
September 1, 2017
Power Gym, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- The Eagles hit their stride and utilized an 11-0 run to cap the first set.
- Four players hit .400 or over: West (1.000), Calvete (.500), Balido (.400) and Mullen (.857).
- Mullen recorded a set-high 6 kills and 7.5 points in the first set.
- Clare Naughton achieved two set-high stats in the second set: four kills and four points.
- Naughton hit .857 in the fourth set.
- Jill Strockis tallied a set-high seven digs in the third set.
- The Eagles cumulatively hit .378 in the fourth set.
- BC came back from a 2-1 match deficit to take the win.
- Mullen (.476) and Calvete (.474) led the Eagles in hitting during the match.
- Balido tallied match-high 17 kills and 18.5 points.
- Jane DeJarld registered 43 assists, the most of the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
The two teams were evenly matched up until a kill from Mullen sparked an 11-0 run from the Eagles that they rode to win the set, 25-13.
SET 2
A kill from Naughton opened scoring for BC in this set, though they followed Bryant in points and were unable to catch up. The Bulldogs took the second set, 25-15.
SET 3
The Eagles kicked things off with a 4-1 run, only to have the lead taken by the Bulldogs. Bryant held command of the set, 25-18.
SET 4
The set sat in a stalemate for a majority of the time as neither team could pull ahead of the other. At 20-20, BC pulled ahead curtesy of a big block from Balido and West and the Eagles snatched the set, 25-23, forcing a fifth.
SET 5
BC opened the set on a 5-1 run and the lead, which they held until the conclusion of the set, 15-8.
Records: Boston College (2-3), Bryant (2-4)
Boston College (2-3) and Princeton went back-and-forth each set, BC winning the first and third while Princeton took the second, fourth and fifth. The Eagles ended the third set with a 12-point win, 25-13, and came out in the fourth on a 7-0 run, but the Tigers found a groove and ultimately took the set as well as the match.
Cat Balido showed up for BC with 16 kills, 12 digs and 18.5 points. Lynn Braakhuis and McKenna Goss tallied 13 kills apiece, and Goss recorded a .520 hitting percentage. Jill Strockis led the Eagles with 17 digs.
Princeton was paced by Maggie O'Connell, who recorded 22 kills and match-high 24 points. The Tigers had two players with hitting percentages at or over .600: Jessie Harris (.600) and Caroline Sklaver (682).
Princeton (1-1) later volleyed against North Texas and fell in five sets.
The Eagles opened their next match victoriously, dominating the Bulldogs 25-13. Bryant took the following two sets, only to have BC force a fifth set after rallying in the fourth. The Eagles ultimately took the match after a commanding fifth set.
Balido led the Eagles with 18.5 points and 17 kills, while freshman Ally Mullen hit .476 from 11 kills and registered 14.5 points.
Bryant (2-4) followed Julia Flynn's 16.5 points and 16 kills. Brianna Bruny registered a match-high .500 average.
The Eagles will be back in Power Gym tomorrow at 12 p.m. to close out the Beantown Challenge against North Texas.
MATCH ONE
Princeton 3, Boston College 2
September 1, 2017
Power Gym, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Cat Balido had a set-high eight kills and eight points in the first set, slating a .438 hitting average.
- Three Eagles had a hitting percentages over .300 in the first set: Balido, McKenna Goss (.833) and Lynn Braakhuis (.375).
- BC held a 12 point lead over Princeton at the end of third set, their biggest lead of the season.
- Sophie West and Ally Mullen hit .800 in the third set.
- The Eagles had seven service aces to the Tigers' zero.
- Goss (.520), West (.353) and Ally Mullen (.353) led the Eagles in hitting average.
- Balido recorded 18.5 points over the course of the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
The Tigers grabbed the first point, but the teams traded points to begin. Following an attack error from Princeton, BC pulled ahead and keep the momentum to take the first set of the day, 25-22.
SET 2
After being down 8-4, the Eagles went on an 8-0 to lead the set. Princeton caught up and the teams were neck-and-neck. The Tigers took the lead to match point and, though the Eagles brought it back to 24-23, Princeton ultimately took the set.
SET 3
BC opened on a 3-1 run and held a tight lead for the beginning of the match. The Eagles began to dominate Princeton after a Balido kill and concluded the set with a 12-point advantage, 25-13.
SET 4
The Eagles came into the fourth set energized, recording a 7-1 run. They held the lead for the rest of the set until Princeton tied the set at 23-all. The Tigers took the last two points and the set.
SET 5
Princeton tallied a 4-0 run to open this set, but BC rallied and took the lead at 8-7. Ultimately, the Tigers locked up the last two points, 16-14, and the match, 3-2.
Records: Princeton (1-1)
MATCH TWO
Boston College 3, Bryant 2
September 1, 2017
Power Gym, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- The Eagles hit their stride and utilized an 11-0 run to cap the first set.
- Four players hit .400 or over: West (1.000), Calvete (.500), Balido (.400) and Mullen (.857).
- Mullen recorded a set-high 6 kills and 7.5 points in the first set.
- Clare Naughton achieved two set-high stats in the second set: four kills and four points.
- Naughton hit .857 in the fourth set.
- Jill Strockis tallied a set-high seven digs in the third set.
- The Eagles cumulatively hit .378 in the fourth set.
- BC came back from a 2-1 match deficit to take the win.
- Mullen (.476) and Calvete (.474) led the Eagles in hitting during the match.
- Balido tallied match-high 17 kills and 18.5 points.
- Jane DeJarld registered 43 assists, the most of the match.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
The two teams were evenly matched up until a kill from Mullen sparked an 11-0 run from the Eagles that they rode to win the set, 25-13.
SET 2
A kill from Naughton opened scoring for BC in this set, though they followed Bryant in points and were unable to catch up. The Bulldogs took the second set, 25-15.
SET 3
The Eagles kicked things off with a 4-1 run, only to have the lead taken by the Bulldogs. Bryant held command of the set, 25-18.
SET 4
The set sat in a stalemate for a majority of the time as neither team could pull ahead of the other. At 20-20, BC pulled ahead curtesy of a big block from Balido and West and the Eagles snatched the set, 25-23, forcing a fifth.
SET 5
BC opened the set on a 5-1 run and the lead, which they held until the conclusion of the set, 15-8.
Records: Boston College (2-3), Bryant (2-4)
Team Stats
PRIN
BC
Kills
67
63
Errors
24
22
Attempts
181
178
Hitting %
.238
.230
Points
74.0
81.0
Assists
65
61
Aces
0
7
Blocks
7.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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/ VolleyballMB
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