Gulls hold off Seahawks rally; win 3-1

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SEAHAWK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RESULTS

Endicott 3, Salve Regina 1
(25-14, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21)
Newport, R.I. – Rodgers Recreation Center
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Series and Streaks
The Gulls entered the match owning a 15-4 record all-time over Salve Regina, but had lost two in a row and four of five to the Seahawks. The Gulls snap that streak and improve to 16-4 in the all-time series.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Endicott sophomore (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) had 14 kills with a .209 kill percentage and 14 digs.
2 – Endicott junior Tori McIntyre (San Diego, Calif.) had 12 kills, 13 digs, and two service aces.
3 – Salve Regina senior Chrissy Fraga (Milford, Mass.) had a match high 36 digs and a service ace.

Key Stat of the Game
The Gulls had long scoring runs to clinch two sets. The Gulls closed the second set with a 13-3 run then outscored the Seahawks 15-4 to close out the final set. Salve Regina had held the lead before each of those runs.

Turning Point
After taking the first and second sets, the Seahawks came from behind to win the third, and held a 17-10 lead in the fourth set. However a 10-0 run helped the Gulls go from down seven to up three en route to a 25-21 set win, and 3-1 match victory.

Quick Hits

• Kat Mendes (New Bedford, Mass.) led the Seahawks with 13 kills and 7 digs, and 1.5 blocks.
• Samantha Higgins (Coventry, R.I.) had a match high 2 blocks to go with six kills and four digs for Salve Regina.
• Erin Proctor (Canton, Mass.) tied the match high with 21 assists despite only playing in two sets for the Seahawks.
• Alleigh Vandemerkt (Riverside, Ill.) and Mareena Clotfelter (Poulsbo, Wash.) each had 21 assists for the Gulls.
• The Seahawks are now 4-4 all-time on October 27.

Next up
Salve Regina (11-15, 5-3 CCC) – Thursday, October 29 at Emmanuel (Mass.), 7 p.m.
Endicott (19-9, 5-2 CCC) – Saturday, October 31 vs Eastern Nazarene, 11 a.m.