BRONXVILLE, N.Y.- Caldwell University women's volleyball sophomore Victoria Marquez (Humble, Texas/Kingwood Park) netted 17 kills in the Cougars season opening 3-1 loss to Concordia College in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference contest.
 
The Cougars open their season at 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the CACC, while the Clippers improve to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
 
Caldwell took the opening set 25-20 but Concordia evened the match as they won the second set 25-22. The Clippers took the match with a 25-18 win in the third set and 25-18 in the fourth set.
 
Marquez led the way with 17 kills along with five digs. Junior Elise Smith (O'Fallon, Ill/O'Fallon) tallied 10 kills, 21 digs and three total blocks.
 
Freshman Reese Sherwood (Salem, Ore./Sprague) finished with five kills, 21 assists, two total blocks and 16 digs. Junior Samantha Ashton (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) added 14 assists and eight digs.
 
The Cougars return to action as they host Holy Family University in their home opener on Friday, February 26 at 5 pm in a CACC contest. Follow all the action on the CACC Network at caccnetwork.com.