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SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS
Posted: Sep 11, 2018

Seahawks sweep Camels in home opener

Salve Regina earned their second win of the season over Connecticut College with a 3-0 sweep in the team's home opener.
Salve Regina earned their second win of the season over Connecticut College with a 3-0 sweep in the team's home opener.
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Game Leaders
Connecticut Col.
K: Emma Hewlin - 8
B: 5 Players (#7, #9, #10, #12, #21) - 1
D: Dayna McCue - 11
SA: 3 Players (#5, #7, #10) - 1
Salve Regina
K: Annie Donahue - 11
B: 3 Players (#6, #13, #16) - 2
D: Katie Linekin - 12
SA: 2 Players (#11, #13) - 2
Team Stats
Full stats

SEAHAWK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RESULTS
Salve Regina 3, Connecticut College 0
Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Recreation Center
Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Summary
The Salve Regina University women's volleyball team earned a 3-0 sweep (25-17, 25-20, 25-19) over visiting Connecticut College in non-conference action Tuesday evening.

Series and Streaks
The Camels own a 10-2 record all-time however the Seahawks have now won two in a row in the series. Both victories have come within the last four days as the Seahawks had defeated the Camels 3-1 on September 7 during a tournament in New London, Conn.

Three Stars of the Match

  1. Salve Regina junior Annie Donahue (Chelmsford, Mass.) had a match-high 11 kills with a .471 swing percentage as well as a block and an assisted block.
  2. Salve Regina senior Erin Proctor (Canton, Mass.) had a match-high 27 assists.
  3. Salve Regina freshman Nicole Karabaich (Greenlawn, N.Y.) knocked in nine kills, collected seven digs, a block, and assisted block.

Key Stat
 The Camels had nearly as many errors as they did kills in the match, gifting the Seahawks 21 free points.

Turning Point
The Camels took a 4-2 lead in the third set, but a 5-0 run from the Seahawks, aided by two aces and two more Camels error, forced a timeout. Later an 8-4 run for the visitors brought them within a single point (16-15) forcing a Seahawks timeout. The Seahawks closed the match from that point on with a 9-4 run, capped off by three kills from Annie Donahue to secure the sweep.

Quick Hits

  • After earning their first ever victory over the Camels four days ago the Seahawks earn their first sweep in the series. The Seahawks had lost 10 matches in a row to the Camels coming into this season by a combined set score of 30-2, but have now won two with combined set scores of 6-1.
  • Emma Hewlin (Los Gatos, Calif.) paced the Camels scoring with eight kills while Grace McGee (Portland, Ore.) did the principle facilitating, handing out 16 assists. 
  • Dayna McCue (Franklin, Mass.) led the Camels defensively with 11 digs while Katie Linekin (Ridgefield, Conn.) had a match-high 12 digs for the Seahawks.

Next Up
Salve Regina (7-2) hosts Wheaton (Mass.) on Thursday, September 13 at 7 p.m. while Connecticut College hosts Hamilton on Friday, September 14 at 8 p.m.