Women's Volleyball Sweeps Lesley, 3-0

THE BASICS 
Salem State, 3 (25-14, 25-3, 25-17), at Lesley, 0

Records: 
Lesley University Lynx (0-17)
Salem State University Vikings (6-10)

Location: Lexington, Mass. - Minuteman HS

Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

THE LEAD—  In a dominant team effort, the Salem State women's volleyball team swept Lesley University, 3-0 (25-14, 25-3, 25-17) Tuesday evening at Minuteman HS.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Salem's offense got off to a quick start, racing out to an early 8-3 lead. Sabina Kamanda (Dracut, Mass.) and Kayla Sullivan (Millis, Mass.) highlighted the early offense with two kills apiece. As the set progressed, Lesley trimmed its deficit to three (13-10), but the Vikings' offense gave itself breathing room with a 6-0 run, which made it a 19-10 Salem lead. Kamanda highlighted the offense with two service aces. For the remainder of the first set, Salem closed out the frame, outscoring the Lynx, 6-4, and won the opening set, 25-14.
• After Lesley went up 2-1 early in the second, the Vikings' offense surged ahead with a 22-0 run. Even with Lesley breaking up the Salem scoring surge, the Vikes ended up with a 25-3 set two win. During the Blue and Orange's offensive explosion, Presley Shairs (Salem, Mass.) paced the attack with seven kills. 
• In the third set, Salem continued its momentum and grabbed a quick 8-3 lead before the Lynx called a timeout. Coming out of the break, Lesley hung around as the hosts found themselves down six (14-8) midway through the third. However, Salem did not let Lesley get any closer by pushing its lead out to 10 (22-12) with an 8-4 stretch. Even with a late rally from the Lynx that made it 24-17, Salem completed the sweep from a Bella Coccia (Westfield, Mass.) secured a 3-0 sweep with a 25-17 set three win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shairs led the Salem offense with 10 kills on the night. She has now posted 10 or more kills in six matches this year.
• Celia Carbone (Lynnfield, Mass.) dished out a match-high 26 assists Tuesday. Carbone has now recorded 20 or more assists in her last three contests.
• On the defensive end, three different Vikings finished with 10 or more digs, led by Carbone's 16. Gianna Mahoney (Revere, Mass.) and Maya Lily Dunn (Salem, Mass.) each had 12 and 11, respectively. Dunn's 11 digs marked a new career-high for the junior.
• For Lesley, Rayann Fatahi led the Lynx with three kills.
• Korinne Hall-Johnson finished with a match-high 26 digs on the evening. 

UP NEXT

• Salem concludes its three-game road trip with a contest at Worcester State on Friday, October 10, at 6:00 p.m.