WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – A duo of Sydney Biniak and Julia Brown both generated double-digit kills, but the William & Mary volleyball team was topped by Colonial Athletic Association foe Northeastern, 3-1 (21-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-16), on Friday evening in Kaplan Arena. Biniak led all players with 15 kills and Brown contributed 10 more to led the Tribe (5-22, 2-11) in the four-set affair with the Huskies (17-9, 10-3).
 
W&M grabbed the momentum early after taking the opening set. Biniak nailed six of her kills in the frame to lift the Tribe to a 1-0 match lead. After NU scored the first four points, the Tribe ignited a 5-0 rally to claim a 10-7 advantage. A Biniak hammer provided the Green and Gold a 20-15 margin, before a Huskies' attack error offered set-point. Sophomore Autumn Brenner then set up Kate Dedrick for the set-winning point.
 
However, the Huskies bounced back by taking the last three games. NU hit over .300 in both the second and fourth stanza to rally from the early deficit. The Huskies led from wire-to-wire in game three and the final period saw only one tie and lead change each.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Brown committed just three errors in 19 attack attempts to register a .368 hitting efficiency. She also finished the match with five blocks.
- The Tribe had two players tally 10-plus digs in freshman Katie Turner and junior Heather Pippus. Turner recorded a team-high 16 digs and Pippus chipped in 14 more.
- Rookie Lauren Moussaid posted six kills and nine digs on the night. She also served multiple aces with two for the second time in 2017. She posted a season-high three aces against USC Upstate (9/9).
- Junior Katie Kemp paced the Green and Gold in assist with 17 and Brenner distributed 12 more. 

Notes
Biniak ranks sixth-best in program history with 389 total kills… Brown earned double-figure kills for the fourth time in her rookie campaign…Brown also ranks fourth in total blocks (97) and ties third in solo stops (20) in W&M's 25-point record books...Pippus has posted double-digit digs in four of her last five outings…NU now holds a 17-10 all-time series lead over W&M.
 
Up Next
The Tribe will hold senior day during its final home match against Hofstra on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 pm. Free donuts will be given to the first 50 students to arrive to the contest.