LEICESTER, Mass. --- The Becker College women's volleyball team lost to visiting UMass Dartmouth in four sets, 25-22, 17-25, 25-13, 25-11, on Thursday night at the Leicester Gym.

The Hawks of Becker (5-7) were led by senior outside hitter Cheyenne Melanson (Sandown, N.H. / Timberlane) with nine kills and three digs. Sophomore middle blocker Kayla Dupree (North Bergen, N.J. / Bronx) posted five kills with two blocks while freshman outside hitter Veronica Patella-Quinones (Lake Mary, Fla. / Lake Mary) had a team high three service aces. The defensive effort was led by freshman outside hitter Sofia Cullina (Deep River, Conn. / Valley Regional) finished with a team-high 12 digs while senior middle blocker Marissa Turner (Coventry, R.I. / Coventry) added four blocks.

The Corsairs of Dartmouth (6-5) got a match-high 16 kills with three service aces and 11 digs from freshman outside hitter Anita Sengara (Vancouver, British Columbia / Sir Winston Churchill). Freshman setter Jordan Rittberger (Huntington, N.Y. / Harborfields) set up the offense with 35 set assists and 13 digs.

Becker is back on the court on Saturday when they host Massachusetts Maritime and Lyndon State in a tri-match beginning at 11:00 a.m. Dartmouth plays at the Southern Maine tri-match on Saturday beginning at 12:00 p.m.