Seahawks stay resilient in 3-2 win against Simmons

BOSTON, Mass.-- Seahawk women's volleyball fought to the end in a nail biting 3-2 win against Simmons University (25-22, 24-26, 11-25, 25-20, 15-12) Thursday night. Salve Regina's persistence and concentration during this close match brings their season record to 6-1.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Salve Regina 3, Simmons 2
Record: Salve Regina (6-1), Simmons (2-5)
All-Time Series: Salve Regina has a win-loss record of 5-0 against Simmons with the last triumph in 2022 being a 3-1 success.

NOTEWORTHY: 

• Salve Regina won the first set fueled by recent success when facing Simmons. However, the Seahawks let the Sharks get the best of them during sets two and three and it wasn't looking promising after a difficult 25-11 loss.
• Salve Regina rallied and outperformed Simmons during the remainder of the match, with the fifth set (15-12) being close until the very end.
• Siena DeCicco led the Seahawks in assists (42) and blocks (5).
• Brighton Solheim had 23 kills and Sydney Ramsey had four aces.

TEAM THOUGHTS: 

"Pat Helmas and his staff do a wonderful job of preparing his athletes to compete," sead head coach Sebastian Noordzy. "They came in with a game plan and executed it extremely well. We were able to make some counter adjustments to tilt the match in our favor and with some great defense from Kate Murphy and confident swings from Brighton Solheim, we closed out a great five-setter!"

ON THE HORIZON: 

Next the Seahawks will make the short trip to Weston, Mass. to go head-to-head with Regis College at 10 a.m. and Husson University at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16.