'On This Day' Artaho-Aki and Hearn Honored in 2014 Season Home Finale Senior Day

Wells College honors past and present seniors this week by spotlighting current fall student-athletes and looking back on past Senior Days.

AURORA, N.Y. – The Wells College women's volleyball team picked up a 3-1 victory over the Wolfpack of Keuka College on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 on Senior Day at the Farenthold Athletic Wing. With the win, the Express improve to 21-10 overall and to 10-2 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference and have locked up the No. 2 seed in the conference.

In a pre-match ceremony, seniors Taryn Heath and Jessilyn Artaho-Aki were honored and recognized for their lengthy contributions to the program during their years with the team.

Vashti Nettles led the Express with 16 kills offensively, committing only three errors in 33 total attacks for a team-best .394 hitting percentage. Heath assisted 37 of her team's 50 kills while Anuhea Leite-Ah Yo led the way with 17 digs defensively.

With the score tied at 23 aside in the first set, Wells pulled away after a Keuka service error and a kill from Meredith Kadjeski, set up by Heath. Leading by a 18-15 margin in the second set, an extended stoppage in play led to six-straight points by the Wolfpack to grant them a lead that they would not relinquish. Despite back-to-back Express kills at 24-19, an attack error by Wells evened the match score at one aside.

With Keuka leading 21-18 in the third set, Wells came roaring back to the score the set's next seven points to capture the victory. Nettles took over the match during this span, hammering home four kills alongside a service ace by Artaho-Aki. An attack error by Keuka elevated the Express to the 2-1 match lead.

Keuka once again had a large lead in the fourth set, opening up an 18-13 lead after several attack errors by the Express. However, Keuka committed four-straight attack errors before a Nettles kill placed Wells on top by a 19-18 margin. The Wolfpack came roaring back after several Wells miscues to take a 22-20 lead. Back-to-back kills from Tally McDonald and Sam Thrasher placed the visitors up by a 24-22 margin, but Wells used a Leite-Ah Yo kill and a service ace by Olyvia Brazier to tie the set up at 24. A kill from Eliza Schwab and an attack error by Keuka wrapped up the 3-1 victory for the Express on their home court, upon which they conclude the regular season with a 6-1 record.

Boxscore: https://www.wells-express.com/sports/wvball/2014-15/boxscores/20141028_o22q.xml

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