Haverford, Pa. - September 5, 2025 - The Springfield College women's volleyball team lost to non-conference opponent Haverford, 3-2. Despite the comeback, the Pride ultimately fell in a narrow five-set decision, 25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 24-26, 15-13. 

The Pride drop to 3-1 on the season, while Haverford improves to 4-1.

Emily Keaveney (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) led the Pride with a double-double registering 15 kills and 13 digs while Jodi Saelua (Mililani, Hawaii) had 10 kills and eight blocks. Tori Colosimo (Fairport, N.Y.) also notched a double-double and dished out 37 assists to go along with 10 digs and five kills with an errorless .500 hitting percentage. Olivia Nealy (Athens, Ga.) had 23 digs for Springfield.

The Pride dropped the opening set as Haverford came out strong and capitalized on multiple Springfield errors.

In the second set, Alexa Bonato (Orange, Conn.) sparked an 11-2 run for the Pride. Despite multiple timeouts being used by Haverford during this run, Springfield's momentum did not shift and a kill from Saelua finished the set, 25-20.

The third set looked to be a turning point in the match after Haverford dominated and won the set, 25-15. 

With their backs against the wall, the Pride dug deep and had multiple student-athletes come up with timely points. Late kills from Keaveney and Avery Chandler (Stoneville, NC) helped Springfield win 26-24 and force a fifth set.

After being down 6-10 in the final set, Springfield went on a 5-1 run to tie up the set at 11 with four of those points coming from Keaveney. After Haverford took the lead again, the Pride took a time out. Out of the timeout, a big swing from Ahunna James (Plainville, Mass.) tied up the set at 13, but Haverford managed to come out with the win, 15-13.

The Pride will face Scranton and Lynchburg tomorrow at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm, respectively, in the second day of the 2025 Ford Invitational. 

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