On Thursday Oct. 6, NECC Knights defeated Mass bay in three straight set in Newton.
Knights won set one 25-14, set two 25-23 and set three 25-12.
The start time of the game was 7:06 p.m.
The Knights was in business early in the game — they were motivated and hungry for a win on the road.
The Knights were on a 5-2 run in the first set and with a mini run the Knights increased their lead to 12-6.
Haileigh LaFlamme of Pelham, N.H., hit the ball and the ball barely got in and the Knights got the point.
Ashley Martinez of Lawrence pass it to Anny Lomete of Lawrence and that point give the Knights the finishes touches for set one as they won 25-14.
“I was very happy with the first set we set what we used to and I think that really work well for us,” said assistant head coach Marissa Reardon of Lawrence.
The Knights in the second set that energy that they had from the first set carried over and they were determined that this set would be theirs and they were going to have a two set lead leading into the third.
In the second set the Knights had a three point lead over Mass Bay, all of a sudden they couldn’t hold up to that lead as they were losing 10-6.
Reardon who was taking over for coach Mike Pelosi of Haverhill called a time out. After the time out the Knights went on a 5-2 run.
It was a close game, it was thick and thin in the second set. The Knights eventually tied the game up.
A spike by Knights captain Caroline Burns of Haverhill made it 18-17 in favor of the Knights.
The Knights eventually was down by a point late in the second set as Mass Bay tied the game at 18 and took a 19-18 lead.
The Knights then took the lead 20-19 and Mass Bay tied 20 on each side it was a nail bitter game, every point meant something for this two teams. You can see it on the players that was playing in the court and the one that was in the bench.
The Knights was up 23-22 when assistant head coach active head coach Reardon called a timeout.
The Knights eventually won the second set 25-23.
“In the second set we tried to do a little something new. I think the girls did will we haven’t run that rotation yet and I think telling them where we going thirty second before it started I think they did pretty well for that,” said Reardon.
In the third set the Knights begin the set scoring the first six point to have a 6-0 lead over Mass Bay.
Mass Bay made it a little interesting, scoring five straight point after the Knights started the set on 6-0 run the game know was 6 to 5 in favor of Knights.
The Knights increased their lead to eight points when the Knights was up 19 to 11.
Finally the Knights defeated Mass Bay 25 to 12.
“I feel is important not just as assistant coach but as a incoming player it’s very rewarding you can learn a lot from it and I think this girl are willing to work for it,” said Reardon.
