CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 6, 2024) - The Stonehill College volleyball team fell, 3-0, to Harvard University at the Malkin Athletic Complex in the opening match of the two-day Harvard Invitational.
 
Harvard 3, Stonehill 0 (22-25, 14-25, 17-25)
 
Highlights

• Junior Mia Berardino (Rowley, Mass.) led the Skyhawks with seven kills, her fourth match of 7+ kills this season. Berardino also had three digs and an ace.
• Senior Emma Graves (Vestal, N.Y.) had her fourth match with six or more kills while putting up a career-high four digs on the defensive end. She also notched a season-high four block assists and a .385 hit percentage
• Sophomore Abby Farrell (Reading, Mass.) tied her career-high of four block assists to go with five kills on a season-high .364 hit percentage.
• Sophomore Amaya Parnell (Pepperell, Mass.) and sophomore Maddie Schamaun (Rockville, Md.) split the setting duties, each posting nine assists in the match. Schamaun led the Skyhawks with 12 digs, setting a new career high.

SET 1 | Harvard jumped out to a 5-2 advantage early in the first set but Stonehill came back with six of the next seven points, taking an 8-6 lead. The set would go back and forth the rest of the way, tying 16 times with Graves landing a kill late, putting the Skyhawks ahead 22-21. The Crimson didn't waver, scoring the next four points to secure a 25-22 set victory. Graves and Berardino notched three kills apiece in the opening frame while Harvard was led by Corinne Furey and Riley Resmer, each notching five kills.
 
SET 2 | Furey had another five kills in the second set that was controlled by the Crimson most of the way, fueled by a 16-6 run that gave Harvard a 19-10 lead. The hosts would win the second set, 25-14, giving the Crimson a 2-0 match advantage. Berardino had another three kills in the set to lead the Skyhawks.
 
SET 3 | The third set started much like the first, going back and forth early on but Harvard would build a six-point gap, 16-10, over the Skyhawks thanks to a 6-2 run. Stonehill rallied with a 5-1 run of its own as Graves came through with a kill to make it to trim the Skyhawks deficit to just two points, 17-15. Harvard ended the match on an 8-2 run, winning the third and final set, 25-17.
 
Up Next
Stonehill Volleyball will play another two matches tomorrow at the Malkin Athletic Center in Cambridge, Mass., taking on the University of New Hampshire at 10 a.m. and Merrimack College at 4 p.m. to conclude the Harvard Invitational.

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