Seahawks defeated 3-0, Pride moves to 10-0 in the NEWMAC

NEWPORT, R.I.-- Women's volleyball engaged in a high-energy match against No. 1 in the NEWMAC, Springfield College. The Pride defeated the Seahawks 3-0, moving to 10-0 in the conference. 

Seahawk volleyball dedicated the evening to raise funds for the Drew Ceppetelli Scholarship Fund and energetic fans filled the Rodgers Recreation Center gymnasium to show their support. 

In set one Maeve Voltz got the Pride on the board, but Brighton Solheim responded with a kill, awarding the Seahawks their first points of the day. Throughout the first set Springfield slowly increased their lead and took advantage of several three-point and four-point runs. Once the score reached 10-7 the Pride used a Seahawk attack error to catapult them forward with a kill and two service aces. Despite an attack error and a service error from Springfield and a kill from Solheim, the score reached 24-19 in favor of the Pride. Emily Keaveney put an end to the first set by delivering a kill for Springfield and the score went in the books as 25-19.

Two attack errors and a ball handling error gave the Seahawks an advantage at the beginning of set two. The team's reached a 12-12 tie mid-match but Springfield went on a four-point run. Solheim provided a block and Lauren Hoyle make a kill, slowing the Pride down however, it wasn't enough to prevent Springfield from advancing to a 25-16 final score in set two. The third set was a back-and-forth game with the early score quickly moving from 7-7 to 11-11. Each team was looking to capitalize on the close match. The Pride made a kill and two Seahawk attack errors granted Springfield a 25-21 win. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Salve Regina 0, Springfield 3
Record: Salve Regina (11-15), Springfield (23-3)
All-Time Series: The Pride and the Seahawks have only faced off once before and the meetup was a 3-0 loss in 2007. Tonight's defeat makes the all-time Seahawk record 0-2. 

NOTEWORTHY: 

• Siena DeCicco had 21 assists across the three-setter. 
• Brighton Solheim made 13 kills, one block, two assists and 15 digs.
• Lily Dobbins (13) and Jacey Cosciello (10) backed up Solheim's dig efforts. 
• Lauren Hoyle made six kills and Sydney Ramsey added to the team's kill total with five. 
• The team had 31 kills, 129 total attacks and a hitting percentage of .109 during the contest. 

POSTGAME THOUGHTS FROM COACH NOORDZY ON X: 

Women's volleyball battled with Springfield (10-0 in the NEWMAC), falling 3-0. Here's coach Noordzy's postgame thoughts on the action. pic.twitter.com/lJZQTmSoon

— Salve Regina Sports (@SalveAthletics) November 1, 2023

ON THE HORIZON: 

Senior day is coming up for the Seahawks on Saturday, November 4 at 1 p.m. when the team hosts Emerson College for the last regular season game of 2023.