SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Skidmore College volleyball team opened the 2025 season with a split at the Springfield Invitational on Saturday, falling to host Springfield in a tightly-contested four-set battle before sweeping Keene State, 3–0. Seniors Maya Stolarz and Jazlin Chen combined for 18 kills in the Keene State win as the Thoroughbreds hit .303 in the victory with 15 total blocks.

• Following the completion of the day, sophomore Marlowe McIntyre, who was making her collegiate debut, was selected to the All-Tournament Team.

 
Springfield 3, Skidmore 1 (25–20, 23–25, 25–22, 25–18)

• Springfield opened with a 25–20 win in the first set behind five service aces.
• Skidmore answered in the second, rallying late to take a 25–23 win in a frame that featured 17 ties. Neither side scored more than points in a row.
• The Pride edged the third set 25–22 after scoring three in a row to get to 22 and pushing three more across despite Skidmore's late push.
• Springfield closed the match with a 25–18 fourth set, aided by three more aces to finish with 12 on the day. The hosts scored eight out of the first 10 points in the fourth set.
• Stolarz led the Thoroughbreds with 10 kills and four blocks, one solo.
• Katy O'Connell added six kills and a team-high five block assists.
• Setter Catriona Hoelperl tallied 23 assists and 11 digs for her first double-double of the year.
• Libero Marlowe McIntyre posted a team-best 18 digs.
• Chloe Heitman chipped in seven kills, while Madison Manning had six and Angie Mozrall five.
• Skidmore hit .159 with 8.0 total blocks in the opener.

 
Skidmore 3, Keene State 0 (25–15, 25–20, 25–18)

• Skidmore surged to a 25–15 first-set win behind a combined seven early kills from Stolarz and Chen.
• The Thoroughbreds held off a mid-set Keene rally with a 10-2 run to take the second, 25–20, with O'Connell and Claire Sabo combining for four blocks.
• Skidmore sealed the sweep with a 25–18 third set after pulling away in the middle of the frame.
• Chen finished nearly perfect with nine kills on 13 swings (.692) without an error and three blocks.
• Stolarz also had nine kills with four total blocks.
• Natalie Pedersen chipped in six kills, while O'Connell and Sabo combined for eight blocks.
• Hoelperl steered the offense with 22 assists, and Emma Ferrigno added six helpers.
• McIntyre anchored the defense with 11 digs.
• Heitman contributed four kills to finish her collegiate debut with 11 on the afternoon.
• Skidmore hit .303 as a team while limiting Keene State to -.018 with a dominant 15.0 team blocks.

 
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Skidmore will play at Williams on Tuesday before it hosts the Skidmore Classic next weekend.

All-Tournament Team
Westfield - Erica Majka
Skidmore - Marlowe McIntyre
Keene - Sarah Bartels
Rivier - Lily Seibel
Springfield - Jodi Saelua, Aubrey Hughes, Tori Colosimo (MVP)