NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The MCLA volleyball team capped off the 2015 regular season with a MASCAC clinching 3-0 defeat over the visiting Bridgewater State University Bears to earn a share of their first ever MASCAC regular season championship.

With the win, MCLA improves to 22-9 on the season, a school record, and will host the MASCAC Tournament semifinals and championship game next weekend as the top seed after going 5-1 in conference play.

The win also marked the first time in school history that the Trailblazers defeated the Bears.

MCLA battled through a tough opening set to defeat BSU, 25-23.  They would close out the Bears by winning 25-18 and 25-19 earning the victory.

Allison Clark was outstanding as she collected a double double effort of 18 kills and 13 digs in the win.  Sam Anderson ended the day with nine kills for MCLA. Courtney Parent set up the offense with 22 assists, while Brittney Pihl and Angelica Perfido ended with 14 and 13 digs, respectively.

For the Bears, they were paced on offense by Clara Goncalves' nine kills.  Sydney Bennett added eight kills while Charleyne Panner collected 27 assists and ten digs in the defeat.

The Bears fall to 12-19 overall and finish 3-3 in conference play.  They will enter the MASCAC tournament as the fourth seed and will host #5 Salem State University in a quarterfinal round match on Wednesday evening at six.