MCLA Volleyball Falls at Mount Holyoke

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HOLYOKE, Mass. -- The MCLA Trailblazers volleyball team traveled to Mount Holyoke on Tuesday night, and the host Lyons came away with a 3-0 victory.
 
Rachel Mills was outstanding for MCLA (2-2), collecting a team best 13 kills on 27 attacks.  Samantha Anderson added five kills in defeat, while Jackie Paluilis collected 13 digs.  Chanelle Enomoto earned 13 assists.
 
The Lyons (2-3) took the opening game, 25-18. The Trailblazers were nipped in Game 2, 26-24, and Mount Holyoke closed the match with a 25-22 win in the third set.
 
The Lyons had a balanced attack with Rebecca Bland and Katrina Meserve each leading the team with six kills.  Natalie Lyon was setting them up all night as she collected 32 assists.  Kaleen Iwerna and Susie Gardiner collected 13 and 10 digs respectively.
 
MCLA was hampered by 20 attack errors and five service errors.  The Trailblazers hit only .116 in the match.
 
The Trailblazers are back in action on Thursday night when they face Smith College. 
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BAAMS' Monthly Studio 9 Series Features Mino Cinelu

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On April 20, Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host its fourth in a series of live music concerts at Studio 9.
 
Saturday's performance will feature drummer, guitarist, keyboardist and singer Mino Cinelu.
 
Cinelu has worked with Miles Davis, Sting, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Vicente Amigo, Dizzy Gillespie, Pat Metheny, Branford Marsalis, Pino Daniele, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Salif Keita.
 
Cinelu will be joined by Richard Boulger on trumpet and flugelhorn, Dario Boente on piano and keyboards, and Tony Lewis on drums and percussion.
 
Doors open: 6:30pm. Tickets can be purchased here.
 
All proceeds will help support music education at BAAMS, which provides after-school and Saturday music study, as well as a summer jazz-band day camp for students ages 10-18, of all experience levels.
 
Also Saturday, the BAAMS faculty presents master-class workshops for all ages, featuring Cinelu, Boulger, Boente, Lewis and bassist Nathan Peck.
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