Vermont Commons faced Colchester in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Flying Turtles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakers. The Flying Turtles haven't had much luck with the Lakers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Vermont Commons started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-15.
Ro Dougherty-Mas? paced Vermont Commons' offense, picking up six kills. Dougherty-Mas? really made an impact as she also led the team in assists with seven. Yutong Li controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Colchester had a senior duo take command as Payton Vilmont had 21 assists and three aces and Brynn Dewyea had four digs and four aces. Vilmont has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Vermont Commons' loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Colchester, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Vermont Commons will host Hartford at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Colchester, they will venture away from home to take on Rice Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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