New Paltz, N.Y. — September 11, 2026 — The Springfield College women's volleyball team rolled Colby-Sawyer in straight sets by scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-11 in the opening night of the Hawks Invitational.
The Pride improve to 5-0 on the season while the Chargers drop to 1-4.
Maliha Daubon (Bloomfield, Conn.) hit an errorless .571 with eight kills to go along with five blocks and four aces. Jodi Saelua (Mililani, Hawaii) continued her dominance hitting .550 with 12 kills as Alexa Bonato (Orange, Conn) had eight kills, 13 digs and two blocks. Tori Colosimo (Fairport, N.Y.) tallied 28 assists while Karenna Allain (Woodbridge, Conn.) had 15 digs.
Springfield hopped out to a quick 7-2 lead as four of the Pride's first seven points came from Colby-Sawyer errors. The Pride then went on for five straight points which came from kills by Bonato and blocks from Bonato and Daubon. Springfield then let the Chargers go on a 5-0 run to get back into the game, but quickly shut the door as the Pride went on to outscore Colby-Sawyer 11-4 for the 25-15 win.
The Pride hit a season high errorless .636 in the second set to get the quick 25-10 victory. Springfield had went on multiple spurts of three consecutive points at the beginning of the set to take a quick 11-3 lead before scoring six unanswered points to put the Chargers way out of reach, 17-4. After a Colby-Sawyer point, a kill from Saelua helped Springfield gain more momentum as the Pride pushed to 21-5. The Chargers were able to add in five more points before a kill from Sophie Chevalier (Charlton, N.Y.) sealed the win, 25-10.
Avery Chandler (Stoneville, N.C.) and Caroline Burg (Vernon, Conn.) led off the set with a kill and an ace, respectively, before Springfield went on a 9-2 run that was capped off by a kill from Daubon. Springfield continued to dominante, adding more and not letting the Chargers get back in the game as three kills from Maya Lequire (Old Lyme, Conn.), Saelua and Colosimo ended the set 25-11.
Springfield will face Vassar tomorrow at 1:15 pm and New Paltz at 5:45 pm in the second day of the Hawks Invitational.
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