BOSTON – Simmons volleyball (12-13, 10-3 GNAC) won its third straight game following a 3-0 victory over Anna Maria College (2-25, 1-12 GNAC) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action on Friday evening.
 
The Sharks hit a staggering .403 as a team, registering 36 kills on 67 attempts and just nine errors. Graduate senior April Beatty tied her career single-game high with six service aces and was nearly perfect from floor with five kills on six attempts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1: Simmons 25, Anna Maria 9
Simmons came out of the gate red-hot, posting a .533 attack percentage with 10 kills on 15 attempts to take the 1-0 match lead. . April Beatty and fellow graduate senior Zoë Chatterton combined for six kills on seven attempts, while Beatty paced the offense with five assists.
 
SET 2: Simmons 25, Anna Maria 15
The Sharks' offensive momentum rolled into the second set. As Beatty paced the offense with eight assists, sophomore Hannah Pridgeon notched five kills on 10 attempts for a .300 attack percentage, while senior Meghan Doxsee notched a solo block at the net defensively.  
 
SET 3: Simmons 25, Anna Maria 11
Doxsee helped the Sharks slam the door on the Amcats going a perfect three-for-three in the third set. Fellow senior Megan McNamara followed up notching three kills on four attempts, while Beatty led the way defensively with four digs.
 
 SIMMONS HIGHLIGHTS

• Graduate senior April Beatty registered a career single-game high six aces, while also posting a staggering .833 attack percentage.
• Sophomore Hannah Pridgeon recorded eight kills on 15 attempts and just two errors.
• Graduate senior Zoë Chatterton also tallied eight kills on 17 attempts and only one miscue for a .412 hitting percentage.

UP NEXT
Simmons closes out the regular season tomorrow when they travel to Henniker, New Hampshire for a tri-match against New England College (11 a.m.) and Rivier Univeristy (1 p.m.)