Preview: Seahawks host Lyons in non-league matchup

SEPTEMBER 13 | 7 p.m. RODGERS RECREATION CENTER • NEWPORT, R.I.
WHEATON LYONS (8-1)	SALVE REGINA SEAHAWKS (7-2)
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NEWPORT, R.I. - The Salve Regina University women's volleyball team hosts Wheaton College in a non-conference matchup.

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LAST TIME OUT
Salve Regina University improved to 7-2 on the season with a 3-0 sweep of visiting Connecticut College. It was the second time the Seahawks had defeated the Camels in a four-day stretch.

MORE READING: Seahawks sweep Camels in home opener

SEAHAWKS NOTES FROM THE NEST

• Seniors Cassidy Trabilcy and Megan Parham alongside junior Annie Donahue will serve as captains for the 2018 season.
• Head coach Lauren Parsons enters seventh season leading the Seahawks. The team has made the playoffs in each of the six previous seasons including two conference championship matches. 
• Annie Donahue leads the Seahawks with 95 kills and 29 blocks while Erin Proctor paces the squad with 242 assists and Katie Linekin hold down the defense with 102 digs.

ABOUT THE LYONS

• The Lyons have won seven in a row coming into tonight.
• The Lyons have won those seven match with five sweeps and combined set scores of 21-3.
• Julia Palomba leads the team in kills (94), Claire Cansler leads in blocks (17), while Becca Houghton ignites the offense with 306 assists, and Cat MacGregor anchors the defense with 134 digs.

INSIDE THE SERIES
The Seahawks were victorious in their last home match versus the Lyons, a 3-1 triumph on September 15, 2016. However the Lyons swept the Seahawks 3-0 in Norton, Mass., last season. All three sets with the Lyons were close last year as neither team held more than a six point lead at any point during the match. The Seahawks had a chance to steal the first set on the road, leading 23-22 but the Lyons got three straight kills to take the frame. The Seahawks led briefly in the beginning of both the second and third sets, but never once it reached double digits.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Wheaton travels to Bridgewater, Mass., on Saturday, September 15 for a Tri-Match with the host Bears (11 a.m.) and visiting Gordon (1 p.m.); Salve Regina hosts Rhode Island College (10 a.m.) and Framingham State (2 p.m.) in a Tri-Match of their own.