Box Score BEVERLY, Mass. – The Roger Williams's Women's Volleyball team continued an undefeated record within the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) against rival Endicott College in a thrilling five-set match (15-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 15-10) Saturday afternoon in MacDonald Gymnasium. Endicott captured the first two sets of the match before watching the Hawks come-from-behind to win and improve their season record to 9-6 (3-0 CCC).
 
Roger Williams was led offensively by sophomore outside Lara Lolacono (Lynbrook, N.Y.) who struck a team-high 16 kills with a .222 hitting percentage. Hawks middle hitter Molly Quilty (Duxbury, Mass.) added 11 kills but was most effective blocking at the net with one solo block and seven block assists.
 
Sophomore setter Julia Fields (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) stuffed the stat sheet with 36 assists, 10 digs, five block assists, and seven kills on 16 errorless attacks.
 
Gulls junior outside hitter Emma Mancini (Lynnfield, Mass.) matched her career-high with 19 kills and was complemented by 15 kills by senior right side Lauren Sheehan (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) and another 11 from sophomore outside Alex Dippel (Fallston, Md.).
 
The rivalry between Endicott and Roger Williams is now even at 17-17 after today's Hawks win. Roger Williams is now in sole possession of first place in the conference standings. Roger Williams hit .000 as a team in the first set but turned things around quickly by registering .125, .306, .156, and .147 in the remaining sets. Hawks libero, senior Meghan Chartier (Inverness, Ill.), paced her team's defensive effort with 25 digs. Grace Kenningham (Houston, Texas) was a presence with 19 digs while contributing eight kills offensively. Junior outside hitter Nicki Fallisi (Salem, N.H.) factored in defensively in the match with 15 digs and three block assists.
 
The Hawks will continue conference play this Wednesday, October 4th at Western New England University.
 
- Courtesy of the Endicott College Information Department