Friday, August 27
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 PM
Boston College
1-0,0-0ACC
3
vs
0
Sacred Heart
0-1,0-0NEC
1
2
3
F
Sacred Heart
20
22
16
0
Boston College
25
25
25
3
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Open Season With Sweep of Pioneers
August 27, 2021 | Volleyball
BC volleyball claims victory over SHU at home on Friday.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College volleyball swept Sacred Heart, 3-0, at Power Gym on Friday night to open its season with a win. The Eagles won by scores of 25-20, 25-22 and 25-16.
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Junior right side Izzy Clavenna (Dallas, Texas) and sophomore outside hitter Katrina Jensen (Temecula, Calif.) tied for the team lead with nine kills each. Clavenna hit a team-high .438, while Jensen added four digs and three blocks.
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Sophomore libero Bridget Green (New York, N.Y.) picked up a team-leading 11 digs, while graduate outside hitter Clare Naughton (Atlanta, Ga.) added 10 digs and seven kills.
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In set one, Jensen tallied three kills in first six points as BC raced out to 5-1 lead. Clavenna's fourth kill pushed BC's lead to 23-18 and forced a timeout for the Pioneers. Jensen and junior middle blocker Gabby McCaa (Minneapolis, Minn.) finished the set on a combo block.
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Back-to-back kills from graduate middle blocker Amaka Chukwujekwu (Laurel, Md.) and McCaa put BC ahead 8-7 in the second. The Eagles' largest lead of the frame came at 19-13 on Jensen's sixth kill before a Chukwujekwu kill won the set.
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The two sides went back-and-forth early in the third. BC took lead the at 11-10 on Naughton's seventh kill. The Eagles then pulled away from a 14-14 tie, including back-to-back Clavenna kills to lead 18-14 and force a SHU timeout. Again, it was Chukwujekwu on set point with the kill to claim victory for the Eagles.
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Sophomore setter Grace Penn (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Sophia Lambros (Fullerton, Calif.) paced the BC attack with 16 assists and 15 assists, respectively. Lambros added seven digs to her line.
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Boston College faces Hartford at 1 p.m. on Saturday followed by a nightcap against Northeastern at 7 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.
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Junior right side Izzy Clavenna (Dallas, Texas) and sophomore outside hitter Katrina Jensen (Temecula, Calif.) tied for the team lead with nine kills each. Clavenna hit a team-high .438, while Jensen added four digs and three blocks.
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Sophomore libero Bridget Green (New York, N.Y.) picked up a team-leading 11 digs, while graduate outside hitter Clare Naughton (Atlanta, Ga.) added 10 digs and seven kills.
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In set one, Jensen tallied three kills in first six points as BC raced out to 5-1 lead. Clavenna's fourth kill pushed BC's lead to 23-18 and forced a timeout for the Pioneers. Jensen and junior middle blocker Gabby McCaa (Minneapolis, Minn.) finished the set on a combo block.
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Back-to-back kills from graduate middle blocker Amaka Chukwujekwu (Laurel, Md.) and McCaa put BC ahead 8-7 in the second. The Eagles' largest lead of the frame came at 19-13 on Jensen's sixth kill before a Chukwujekwu kill won the set.
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The two sides went back-and-forth early in the third. BC took lead the at 11-10 on Naughton's seventh kill. The Eagles then pulled away from a 14-14 tie, including back-to-back Clavenna kills to lead 18-14 and force a SHU timeout. Again, it was Chukwujekwu on set point with the kill to claim victory for the Eagles.
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Sophomore setter Grace Penn (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Sophia Lambros (Fullerton, Calif.) paced the BC attack with 16 assists and 15 assists, respectively. Lambros added seven digs to her line.
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Boston College faces Hartford at 1 p.m. on Saturday followed by a nightcap against Northeastern at 7 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.
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Team Stats
SH
BC
Kills
34
39
Errors
22
18
Attempts
110
105
Hitting %
.109
.200
Points
41
47
Assists
31
35
Aces
0
2
Blocks
7
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
MB
/ VolleyballRS
/ Volleyball
L
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
MB/RS
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball
S
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