WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL BEATS OUT MITCHELL IN FIVE SET THRILLER

NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer College women’s volleyball team went the distance on Thursday evening, outlasting Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Mitchell College in a dramatic 3-2 decision (25-27, 25-15, 18-25, 25-12, 15-10) at the Dan and Kathleen Hogan Sports Center. Rapid Recap: Mitchell edged out a back-and-forth opening frame that saw eight ties, rallying from a late 24-22 deficit with a 5-1 run to take the first set, 27-25. The Chargers answered with authority in the second set behind senior Bree Bacon’s dominant service run. Bacon dealt back-to-back aces during an 8-0 spurt to blow the game…