Lancers Complete Comeback from Two Sets Down to Defeat Rams in Pivotal MASCAC Victory

Worcester, MA- Coming off a conference win at Mass Maritime over the weekend, Worcester State looked to add to their conference win tally on the road at Framingham State on Wednesday evening. This was a crucial game for the Lancers, as a victory this evening would put them in solid position to vie for the number two seed in postseason play in the conference finale versus MCLA on November 4th.

Worcester St.

12-13, 5-1

Framingham St.

15-9, 3-3

Final	1	2	3	4	5	T
Worcester St. 12-13, 5-1	19	23	27	26	15	3
Framingham St. 15-9, 3-3	25	25	25	24	8	2

Lancers Complete Comeback from Two Sets Down to Defeat Rams in Pivotal MASCAC Victory

October 25, 2023

Game Leaders

Worcester St.

K: Cassidy D'Esposito - 17

B: 4 Players (#3, #11, #16, #17) - 3

D: Camryn Burgio - 25

SA: Cassie Millea - 5

Framingham St.

K: Hailey Sanders - 18

B: 3 Players (#5, #13, #22) - 2

D: 2 Players (#4, #23) - 20

SA: Carly Beaulieu - 5

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Worcester St.	Framingham St.
Hitting %	.189	.176
Blocks	10.0	6.0
Digs	82	82
Aces	16	11

Full stats

Worcester, MA- Coming off a conference win at Mass Maritime over the weekend, Worcester State looked to add to their conference win tally on the road at Framingham State on Wednesday evening. This was a crucial game for the Lancers, as a victory this evening would put them in solid position to vie for the number two seed in postseason play in the conference finale versus MCLA on November 4th.

Final Score : Worcester State: 3 Framingham State: 2

Recap:

The Lancers were off to a bit of a sluggish start, dropping the first two sets 25-19, and 25-23. Worcester State fell behind a few times in the third set but rallied to win 27-25, and extend the matchup. The fourth set was just as intense as the third as Framingham was on the verge of sealing the deal until the Lancers had other ideas and fought back to eventually win the fourth set, 26-24. In the fifth and final set, Worcester State looked comfortable and in control as they completed the three set comeback and won the fifth set 15-8, and sealed the season sweep over the Rams, who they traveled to see earlier in the season in a non-conference square up.

Sophomore Cassidy D'Esposito (Medford,NY) led the team with 17 kills, while first year Beatrice Gamboa-Estrella (Simi Valley,CA) chipped in with 10 kills. Junior Angela Colonis (Waterford,CT) had an impressive game with 25 assists and got help with 13 assists from fellow junior Megan Bardis (Rutland,Mass).

Graduate student Camryn Burgio (Quincy, MA) recorded a team high 25 digs in the match, which now places her as the Worcester State career digs leader with 1,317 digs and counting.

Worcester State improves to (12-13,5-1) and will travel to Boston for a doubleheader against Fisher and Emerson on Saturday with a scheduled start of noon.