Claire Boughton
Sports Editor

The Keene State College volleyball team faced off against Eastern Connecticut State University this past weekend to mark the start of an unconventional season for the team.

The Owls, who normally compete during the fall semester, will be holding several competitions through the end of March into the beginning of April against outside competition to make up for their lost 2020 season.

The last time the Owls saw real competition was November 5, 2019, against the University of Massachusetts Boston in the quarterfinals of the Little East Conference championship. However, the prolonged absent period between competitions did not stop the Owls from putting up a showing against the Warriors.

While Keene would ultimately fall to Eastern Connecticut, they did not give up easily against the longtime LEC rivals. It was a brutal game of leap-frog with the Owls and the Warriors trading off set wins. Keene would win the first and third sets while Eastern Connecticut would take the second and fourth sets.

However, when it came down to it, the final set was won by Eastern Connecticut, causing the Owls to lose their first game back in 509 days.

The Owls will take to the home court at Spaulding Gymnasium on April 7 at 6 p.m. against Rhode Island College.

 

Claire Boughton can be contacted at:
sports@kscequinox.com

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Claire Boughton

Hello! My name is Claire Boughton. I have worked with the Equinox for a little over two years and have held the position of the Senior Sports Reporter and now the Sports Editor. I am from West Simsbury, Connecticut, and live with my mom and dad. I have an older brother named Grant who is currently living in Albany, New York, but plans to move to New York City in a few months (because a global pandemic didn’t seem to scare him away from city-life). I have two cats named Stella and Luna, a dog named Sage and a fish named Shrimp. My cats are both 16 years old, making them both 108 human years old. That means that they would have survived through the Great Depression, both World Wars, the Cold War, women earning the right to vote and so much more. That’s a lot of wisdom. My dog is 12 years old, making her 74 human years old. We adopted her when she was four years old from Arkansas. I’m not sure how old Shrimp is but he is a baby betta I bought at PETCO about three weeks ago. I am an avid plant owner and love to help my friends and family keep their plants alive. I also wrote an article on kscequinox.com about what plants are good for what dorm rooms. I paint and draw in whatever free time I have and sometimes ride my bike that I got in middle school. My favorite part of the Sports Editor position is creating the weekly layout for the sports section. I have always loved design and making things nice to look at which I get to do every week with this job! If you are interested in writing for the sports section or have any questions you can contact me at cboughton@kscequinox.com.

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