WALTHAM, Mass. – Sophomore outside hitter Kelsey Buckner (San Marino, Calif./San Marino HS) put down 14 kills and freshmen Kyana Miller (San Diego, Calif./Canyon Crest Acad.) and Jaci Buscher (Lakewood, Colo./Green Mountain HS) both had double-doubles as Bentley University bested Mercy College, 3-1, Saturday morning in the Northeast-10/East Coast Conference Challenge at the Dana Center.

Miller registered 39 kills and 11 digs in the 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19 victory and Buscher added 12 kills, 14 digs, three aces and two blocks.

Bentley concluded the two-day tournament with a 1-2 record after dropping its final match to LIU Post in three sets (25-15, 25-9, 25-21).

After dropping the first set to Mercy, Bentley bounced back to take the second, closing with a 5-1 spurt after the two teams were tied at 20. That surge featured a pair of kills and a block from sophomore Tatiana Froehlich (Newton/Newton North HS), and two blocks and a kill by another second-year player, Simone Silvera (Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook HS).

Silvera finished with six blocks, and senior Grace Conner (Santa Barbara, Calif./San Marcos HS) followed with five.

Bentley broke open the third set with a 9-2 burst that changed a tie score into a 19-12 Falcon lead, and Miller assisted on 11 of the Falcons' 13 kills in the fourth set, five of which were made by Buckner.

Sophomore Brenna White (Gardnerville, Nev.) and junior Nicolette Gebhardt (Middletown, N.Y.) led Mercy (2-8) with 16 and 14 kills, respectively.

Freshman Rachel Ringor (Honolulu, Hawaii) led LIU Post (8-7) with eight service aces in the sweep of Bentley, including six in the middle set. The Pioneers hit .304 in the match, including .400 in the first set and .438 in the second.

Buckner, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, led Bentley with 12 kills and a .310 hitting percentage.

Bentley, 3-9 overall, will be in New York next weekend for matches at Nyack College Friday night and at Pace University Saturday.