Bethany's Conor Leary-Watson Stars For Lasell Men's Volleyball

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

NEWTON, MA-- The Lasell College men's volleyball team proved too strong for Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) newcomer Colby-Sawyer College Thursday evening, defeating the visiting Chargers, 3-0, in a conference match at the Lasell Athletic Center.

The Lasers came out on top by scores of 25-14, 25-10 and 25-14. Lasell won for the sixth time in its last seven matches to even its overall record at 11-11 and improve to 7-3 in conference play. The Chargers, in their inaugural season as a varsity program, dip to 7-9 overall and 0-7 in conference play.

The Lasers were led by freshman Devon Francis (Springfield, Mass.), who had eight kills. Senior Nate Gallo (North Providence, R.I.) finished with seven kills on eight attempts for a .875 hitting percentage. Sophomore Conor Leary-Watson (Bethany, Conn.) registered six kills and five aces, and freshman Tejas Bhatia (North Smithfield, R.I.) had three kills and three blocks.