Sardella registers 11 kills for Green & Gold

FITCHBURG, MA: The Fitchburg State Women's Volleyball team dropped a pair of non-conference contests to the Fighting Scots of Gordon College and the Elms College Blazers this afternoon in a tri-match at the Parkinson Gymnasium.

THE BASICS:

- Date: 9/13/25

- Score: Fitchburg State 0, Gordon 3 (16-25, 8-25, 16-25)

- Records: Fitchburg State (0-6, 0-0 MASCAC), Gordon (6-3, 0-0 CNE)

- Score: Fitchburg State 0, Elms 3 (21-25. 16-25, 21-25)

- Records: Fitchburg State (0-7, 0-0 MASCAC), Elms (5-3, 0-0 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Match One

-  Fitchburg State's offense was led by senior outside hitter Stephanie Sardella (Billerica, MA) with a team-best four kills, and seven digs, while junior setter Mia Vestal (Wilmington, MA) added four assists and two digs for the Falcons. Defensively, junior Jessica Greco (Southington, CT) finished with five digs.

- For the Fighting Scots, senior Evey Hansen (Dillon, MT) finished with a match best eight kills, one dig and one blocking assist, while junior setter Annika Schmitt (Quincy, MA) added a match-leading 13 assists, one service ace and eight digs. On the defensive end, sophomore Haley Hutzler (Long Island, NY) chipped in with ten digs, six kills and two service aces.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Kills: Fitchburg State 9, Gordon 36

-  Assists: Fitchburg State 7, Gordon 33

-  Digs: Fitchburg State 31, Gordon 51

- Service Aces: Fitchburg State 3, Gordon 12

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Match Two

-  Fitchburg State's offense was led by Sardella with a team-leading seven kills and 12 digs, while sophomore setter Madison Keohane (Wakefield, MA) chipped in with a team-best eight assists and 17 digs. Defensively, Greco concluded the match with a team high 20 digs and five assists.

- For the Blazers, senior outside hitter Alysha Izquiendo (Holyoke, MA) paced the offense with a match leading 11 kills, one assist, one service ace and 17 digs, while senior setter Jaylen Holman (Las Cruces, NM) added a match best 20 assists, two service aces, two blocking assists and nine digs. On the defensive side, junior Quiana Gibbs (Porterville, CA) registered 23 digs, four kills and three service aces.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

-  Kills: Fitchburg State 21, Elms 28

-  Assists: Fitchburg State 21, Elms 25

-  Digs: Fitchburg State 76, Elms 83

- Service Aces: Fitchburg State 2, Elms 16

Up Next

Falcons return to action on Wednesday as they host the Saints of Emmanuel College for a non-conference matchup, starting at 6:00PM.

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