HOLYOKE, Mass. -- MCLA junior Dylan Pereira notched a pair of goals and an assist in leading the Trailblazers to a 4-1 non conference win over Elms on the road this afternoon.

 

The win is MCLA's second straight as they improve to 2-4-2 on the season.  Elms drops to 2-7.

 

Pereira led MCLA (2-4-2) back, tallying just five minutes later as he booted home Edward Boateng's cross. In the 26th minute, Pereira sent a cross into the box that leading scorer Anthony Basile headed home giving the Trailblazers a 2-1 lead heading into halftime.

 

MCLA erased any hopes for an Elms comeback with goals in the 62nd and 68th minutes. Pereira once again was the center of attention as he finished off a Kwadwo Kusi feed to make it 3-1 before Sean Kenney headed home a free kick off the foot of Christopher Shea to provide the final margin.

 

For the match, MCLA outshot Elms 22-17, but the hosts held a 9-4 edge in corners.

 

Trailblazer Kamron Anderson earned the win stopping a pair of shots in goal.

 

MCLA will seek its third straight win when it takes on Westfield State Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shewcraft Field.

 

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The MCLA volleyball team set a program record by notching its 12th straight win, 3-1 over Anna Maria on Tuesday in non-conference action.

 

MCLA (13-3) took the final three sets after AMC took game one 25-23. The Trailblazers responded by winning 25-14, 25-22, and 25-19 to close out the win.  

 

The pivotal set was game three when AMC (7-8)held a 22-19 advantage following an MCLA error. The Trailblazers did not panic, earning the next six points to take command. It benefitted from a pair of attack errors and when Angelica Perfido notched a kill, MCLA had a 2-1 set lead.

 

MCLA looks to continue its hot streak when it travels to Hartwick this weekend for a tournament.