BOSTON, Mass. – Elon University volleyball put up a fight in the fourth set, but came up short as the team fell 3-1 at Northeastern Saturday afternoon, Oct. 26 in Cabot Center. 
 
"I like how we battled after a very slow start and won the second set," said head coach Mary Tendler. "We also came back in the fourth set and nearly sent to the match to a fifth. We just didn't have enough to finish, especially on the offensive side. We have a quick turn-around as we get back on the road to play a mid-week match."

The Phoenix falls to 11-13 overall and 5-5 in conference play with the loss. The Huskies are now 11-11 overall and are also 5-5 in the CAA.
 
Northeastern 3, Elon 1 | 14-25, 27-25, 15-25, 24-26
THE RUNDOWN
The hosts came out quick in the opening set as the Huskies jumped out to a 12-2 advantage. Elon was never able to recover, and Northeastern took the first set point, 25-14. The Phoenix bounced back with a 27-25 score in Set Two. NU again led early at 7-1, but Haylie Clark assisted Kellyn Trowse for a point, Jenn Krzeminski followed with a service ace, and the Huskies gave away two points on attack errors to knot the score at 9-9. Natalie Cummins began a 7-2 swing that put the maroon and gold in control at 17-13, but NU kept the set close. Down 24-25, Elon won three-straight points to tie the match at a set apiece.

Set Three was close as a Leah Daniel kill got Elon to within a point at 14-15, but NU took off with six unanswered. A service error finally halted the run, but the Huskies closed out with another four-straight to take a 2-1 match lead. In the fourth set, Julia Crabtree started a 5-0 Elon run that tied things up at 17-17. The junior form West Grove, Pa. scored again to begin another 5-0 run as the Phoenix went up 22-20. However, the Huskies had a 5-1 response to snuff out any hopes of a fifth set.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
Trowse hit .233 in the match and led the attacked with 10 kills. Clark contributed a 12-assist, 12-dig double-double, and Kodi Garcia totaled 20 assists. Isabella Seman recorded a match-high 16 digs, Cummins made five blocks, and Daniel and Krzeminski followed with four blocks each.

NOTES
-Northeastern is now up 9-4 in the all-time series.
-The teams split the regular season for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
-Daniel's streak of matches with double-digit kills ends at 18. The sophomore was held to single digits for just the second time this season.
-Garcia now owns 2,639 career assists and needs four move to overtake Natalie Moore (2004-07) for fifth place on the program's all-time leaders list.
 
UP NEXT
The Phoenix is in Williamsburg, Va. this Wednesday, Oct. 30 for the team's second meeting with William & Mary. First serve from Kaplan Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.