Michelle Thornhill had 17 kills and 10 digs in the Skyhawks win ove Assumption

Skyhawks Race Past Greyhounds In Four Sets

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Worcester, Mass. – The Skyhawks moved one step closer to berth in the Northeast-10 tournament with a tough four set victory against the Greyhounds of Assumption on Monday night to improve to 19-10 on the season.

Stonehill started off sluggish, falling behind early but manage to knott the set up at 20 before dropping five of the final seven points to lose the first set 25-22.

The Skyhawks responded in the second, as they took a 8-7 lead and didn’t allow the Greyhounds within two the rest of the way winning the second set 25-22.

In the third set Stonehill didn’t allow Assumption to take a lead and went on a 14- 3 midway through the set to cruise to a 25-14 victory.

In the fourth set the Skyhawks took the lead for good at 7-6 as they used a match 16 kills to win the set 25-21 and take the match three sets to one.

Andrea Wirth (Mesa, Ariz.) led Stonehill with 51 assists and 18 digs, while freshman Michelle Thornhill (Canyon Lake, Calif.) recorded 17 kills for her third straight match with at least 15 kills and also was second on the team with 10 digs.

Katherine Masson (Acushnet, Mass.) and Anna Barczak (Ridgefield, Conn.) had 13 and nine kills respectively.

With the win Stonehill moves into sole possession of seventh place in the NE-10 with a 7-6 record and is one win away from their first 20 win season since 1997.

The Skyhawks play their final match of the regular season when they host Franklin Pierce, who is currently ranked sixth in the conference, on Saturday, November 8 at 1 p.m.