Seahawks cant hold off first-place Endicott, fall 3-1
NEWPORT, R.I. - Junior Brittney Phillips (Sudbury, Mass.) recorded 12 kills and 11 digs to lead the Endicott College volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Salve Regina University in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) action Saturday morning at Rodgers Recreation Center.
Senior Steph Wiese (Higganum, Conn.) added 11 kills and 14 digs for the Gulls (17-15, 8-1 TCCC), who rebounded from a 25-16 loss in game won to posted a 25-23 win in game two, a 25-11 win in game three, and a 25-17 win in game four.
The Seahawks (10-18, 5-4 TCCC) recorded a .357 hitting percentage in the first game and won behind seven kills from senior Deanna Salter (Westwood, Mass.) and two each from junior Lisa Zabel (Madison, Conn.) and sophomore Julianne Barry (Randolph, Mass.). Wiese led the Gulls with four kills.
In game two, the Seahawks held leads of 19-17 and 22-21 before Endicott rallied back to win the game. Wiese and sophomore Elyse Barbour (Greenville, R.I.) each had two kills for the Gulls while Barry led Salve Regina with four.
Behind four kills from Phillips and three each from Wiese and Barbour, the Gulls rolled to a win in game three, and four more kills from Phillips in the fourth game propelled them to victory.
Salter finished with a team-high 11 kills for Salve Regina while Zabel and Barry each tallied nine. Sophomore Jessica Meyer (Seymour, Conn.) led the way with 22 assists and Salter, freshman Megan Clancy (Chelmsford, Mass.), and senior Brittney Canaff (Paramus, N.J.) each notched 14 digs.
The Gulls return to action at 1 p.m. this afternoon when they close their portion of the tri-match with a contest against Colby-Sawyer College. Following the contest, the Seahawks and Chargers will meet in the final match of the afternoon.