Seahawks sweep on Senior Day

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
Salve Regina 3, U. of New England 0
Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Recreation Center
Saturday, October 28, 2017

Summary
The Salve Regina University women's volleyball team swept visiting University of New England 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-11) in the regular season finale Saturday afternoon.

Series and Streaks
The Seahawks own a 9-7 record all-time and have now won eight matches in a row over the Nor'easters.

Three Stars of the Match

1. Salve Regina senior Samantha Salwa (Ellington, Conn.) had a match-high 29 assists, match-high five aces, seven digs, two assisted blocks, and a kill.
2. Salve Regina junior Cassidy Trabilcy (Phoenix, Ariz.) had a match-high nine kills along with 14 digs.
3. Salve Regina sophomore Annie Donahue (Chelmsford, Mass.) had three solo blocks, one assisted block, and six kills.

Turning Point
Leading 2-0 the Seahawks opened up the third set on an 11-0 run. Annie Donahue recorded a block and back-to-back kills to open the set. Two straight errors from the Nor'easters set up Salwa for an ace. A bad set by UNE then led to Donahue and Trabilcy each recording another kill and Samantha Salwa finish off the run with back-to-back aces forcing the Nor'easters to call for time, but the damage was done and the Seahawks led 11-0 on their way to the sweep.

Quick Hits

• Today's match also served as senior day for the Seahawks. Nora Donahue, Tara Kellenbarger, Samantha Higgins, Samantha Salwa, Francesca Testani, and Morgan VanderBaan all comprise the Seahawks' class of 2018 and each was joined by family and friends prior to today's contest for a special ceremony.
• Paige Simoneau (Hudson, N.H.) and Rene Roggenbuck (Goffstown, N.H.) led the Nor'easters with seven kills apiece while Sydney Christiansen (Palatine, Ill.) led the way defensively with 12 digs. The Nor'easters had three players with double-digit digs with Kristen Falcinelli (Silver Spring, Md.) and Katie Marsh (Melbourne, Australia) each having 11 to join Chrisiansen. Falcinelli also led the Nor'easters with 13 assists.
• Kathryn Linekin (Ridgefield, Conn.) led the Seahawk defensively with a match-high 23 digs.
• Samantha Higgins (Coventry, R.I.) notched seven kills, two blocks, and two assisted blocks, resulting in 10 total points to lead the Seahawks scoring effort.

Next Up
Salve Regina (16-11, 6-3 CCC) - awaits its final seeding for the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) postseason.
U. of New England (11-14, 4-5 CCC) - awaits its final seeding for the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) postseason.