Bethany's Conor Leary-Watson Helps Lead Volleyball Team To Win

Lasell men's volleyball rolls past Colby-Sawyer for GNAC victory

NEW LONDON, N.H. -- The Lasell College men's volleyball team registered a 3-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory over Colby-Sawyer College Thursday evening at the Coffin Field House.

The Lasers won by scores of 25-10, 25-10, and 25-14, improving to 8-10 overall and evening its GNAC mark at 2-2. Colby-Sawyer dips to 7-7 overall and 0-5 in conference play in its first year as a member of the GNAC.

Lasell received a match-best 10 kills from sophomore Conor Leary-Watson (Bethany, Conn.). He hit .500 and added four digs and a block. Sophomore Aaron Waitekus (Norwood, Mass.) and junior Scott Sterenberg (Oceanside, N.Y.) contributed nine kills apiece. Waitekus hit a team-high .562, while Sterenberg added nine digs and a match-best four aces. Senior Andy Henriquez (Lawrence, Mass.) registered 27 assists, four kills and three aces.

The Lasers tallied 14 kills on .400 hitting to cruise to a 25-10 first-set victory. Leary-Watson had four kills to lead all players.

Colby-Sawyer started the second set with a lot of energy and took a 4-2 lead. The set was then tied at 5-5, but behind strong serving from sophomore Greg Monteiro (New Bedford, Mass.), Lasell went on a 12-0 run to put the set out of reach. The Lasers hit .571 in the frame with 13 kills.

Lasell raced out to a 9-1 advantage to begin the third and force a timeout. The Chargers got a couple of points back but the Lasell attach was too much as the visitors finished the set and the match with a Waitekus kill.

The Lasers hit .442 for the match and had two solo blocks and six block assists.