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Engineers win the day in Newport

Photo by Andrea Hansen
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NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RESULTS

Newport, R.I. – Rodgers Recreation Center
Saturday, October 10, 2015


Results
Salve Regina def. Worcester St., 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-15)
WPI def. Worcester St., 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-19)
WPI def. Salve Regina, 3-1 (25-17, 26-28, 25-21, 25-14)

Three Stars of the Day
1 – WPI freshman Casey Hunt (Granby, Conn.) totaled 21 kills, 31 digs, two aces, an assist, and a block assist. 
2 – Salve Regina sophomore Samantha Salwa (Ellington, Conn.) had 79 assists on the day.
3 – Salve Regina senior Chrissy Fraga (Milford, Mass.) had 62 digs on the afternoon.

Key Stat of the Day
WPI went 2-0 on the day in part because they only committed 30 errors, the fewest between the three teams.

Turning Points

 Salve Regina trailed 19-15 in the second set against Worcester St. but the Seahawks scored seven of the next ten points to tie the set 22-22. The Lancers scored the next two to come within a point of tying the match, but the Seahawks scored four straight, ending the second set on a service ace from Salwa en rout to a 3-0 sweep of the Lancers.

Worcester St. led 15-11 in the third set against WPI, but the Engineers went on an 9-0 run to take the lead 20-15, and outscored the Lancers 14-4 to close out the third and earn the sweep.

Salve Regina and WPI squared off to decide the winner of the tri-match. After losing a close third set the Seahawks, looking to force a fifth and deciding set, came out strong and led 4-0 in the fourth. The Engineers fought back to take a 7-6 lead, that they would not relinquish the remainder of the match, going on to win 25-14 and improve to 2-0 on the day.

Quick Hits

  • Kaylee Leduc (Swansea, Mass.) led the Lancers with 38 digs.
  • WPI junior Sam Bircsak (Acton, Mass.) led all players with 6.5 blocks on the day.
  • Samantha Higgins (Coventry, R.I.) led Salve Regina with four blocks on the afternoon.
  • Salve Regina improves to 3-0 all-time against Worcester St.
  • WPI remains undefeated against Salve Regina, now holding a 2-0 record all-time over the Seahawks.

Next up

Salve Regina (8-13, 2-1 CCC) – Tuesday, October 13 vs Wentowrth, 7 p.m.
Worcester St. (6-12, 0-2 MASCAC) – Tuesday, October 13 vs Westfield St., 7:30 p.m.
WPI (15-5, 4-3 NEWMAC) - Saturday, October 17, @ Eastern Nazarene, 11 a.m.