Clark triumphs 3-0, Seahawks take Golden Bears 3-2

WORCESTER, Mass. -- Salve Regina women's volleyball fell 3-0 to NEWMAC program Clark University but reestablished their winning record against Western New England University with a 3-2 victory. 

The tri-match was held at the home court of the Clark University Cougars. In 2022 Clark lost 3-1 to Babson College, the second place NEWMAC finisher, in the first round of the NEWMAC championships. Today Salve Regina kept the scoring deficit of all three sets in the Clark matchup within eight points or less (17-25, 20-25, 17-25). The Seahawks are working to make a name for themselves through consistency and focus with 2023 being their first year in the NEWMAC. 

In an exciting five-setter against Western New England, the Seahawks came from behind after losing the first two sets. The team was able to reset, find a groove and perform under pressure to win the remaining three sets of the day and earn a well-deserved win (21-25, 13-25, 25-23, 27-25, 15-10).

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS:
Final: Salve Regina 0, Clark 3
Record: Salve Regina (9-6), Clark (9-5)
All-Time Series: After a 1-3 loss in 2022 Salve Regina had a 3-3 win-loss record to Clark. Today's contest makes the all-time record 3-4.

Final: Salve Regina 3, Western New England 2
Record: Salve Regina (10-6), Western New England (6-6)
All-Time Series: Salve Regina and Western New England have an all-time record of 11-8 with the Seahawks on top. From 2018 to 2022 every matchup between Salve Regina and Western New England has ended in a 3-0 Seahawk win. 

CLARK MATCHUP: 

• Siena DeCicco provided the most assists (36) of any player on the court out of both Seahawk and Cougar athletes.
• Brighton Solheim had 12 kills, two aces and one block.
• Kate Murphy (11), Lilly Dobbins (10), and Brighton Solheim (9) all contributed solid digs to the team's total.
• The Seahawks posted 41 kills, 113 total attempts and a hitting percentage of .204. 

WESTERN NEW ENGLAND MATCHUP: 

• Topping her number from earlier, Siena DeCicco had 47 assists against Western New England. 
• At the top of the kill category for the game was Brighton Solheim (23), Lauren Hoyle (15) and Lucy Swanson (7).
• Lydia Daskalos made five blocks for the Seahawks. 
• Of the team's 77 digs, Kate Murphy had 26, Jacey Cosciello had 12 and Lilly Dobbins had 11. 
• Team totals to finish out the day included 54 kills, 166 total attacks and a hitting percentage of .175. 

TEAM THOUGHTS: 

"Clark volleyball played a very good game, and they have some incredible athletes on the floor," said head coach Sebastian Noordzy. "We weren't able to get our point scoring going as much as we'd like after collecting too many errors. However, Salve volleyball has this unbelievable belief in ourselves that we can come back from any deficit and win. It's really something that I haven't seen in many teams I've coached prior. Brighton's 26.5 points led the way and a lot of toughness through adversity was another piece that helped us through the final 3 sets." 

ON THE HORIZON: 

On Tuesday, Oct. 3 the Seahawks will have another NEWMAC contest. This time Worcester Polytechnic Institute will host Salve Regina at 7 p.m.