WALTHAM, Mass. – Brooklin Brown recorded a team-high 12 kills, but the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team fell to Bentley, 3-1, in Northeast-10 Conference action Tuesday evening at the Charles A. Dana Center.
The Ravens dropped the match by set scores of 11-25, 22-25, 25-23 and 21-25, moving to 7-14 overall and 2-6 in NE10 play. Bentley improved to 18-6 overall and 7-0 in conference action.
Brown added three block assists, while Grace Miller finished with eight kills on a .429 hitting percentage and three block assists. Isabella Fetui also contributed eight kills, and Maddie Swanson added seven kills and eight digs.
Giuliana Pamatat directed the offense with 34 assists, five kills and four service aces. Brook Barkley led Franklin Pierce defensively with 14 digs, while Marija Milosevic contributed 10 digs, five kills and three total blocks.
After Bentley took the opening two sets, Franklin Pierce responded with its strongest offensive frame of the night. The Ravens totaled 18 kills and hit .314 in the third set, earning a 25-23 victory to extend the match. Bentley closed out the contest with a 25-21 fourth-set win.
Franklin Pierce finished with a 45-44 advantage in kills and hit .215 to Bentley's .195. The Falcons totaled 23 service aces and nine team blocks.
Sophia Poehlein led Bentley with 13 kills, while Tory Vitko recorded 35 assists and eight aces.
Franklin Pierce returns home Saturday, Oct. 31, to host Adelphi University at 1 p.m.
