BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball team picked up its second Commonwealth Coast Conference victory of the season with a 3-0 win over Nichols College Wednesday evening.
 
Hawk Highlights
Katie Welcher (Baldwinsville, N.Y.): 6 kills, 2 digs, 2 service aces, 3 solo blocks, 1 block assist
Tori Melanson (North Attleboro, Mass.): 3 kills, 1 dig, 1 solo block, 3 block assists
Katherine Pickard (St. Petersburg, Fla.): 10 kills, 4 digs
Julia Fields (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.): 22 assists, 6 digs, 2 kills
 
For The Opponents
Allyson Tuxbury (East Hampton, Conn.): 5 kills, 6 digs, 1 service ace, 1 block assist
Megan Gardner (South Deerfield, Mass.): 4 kills, 2 digs, 1 service ace, 2 block assists
Rachael Veilleux (Wrentham, Mass.): 17 assists, 5 digs
Chardae Saunders (Hartford, Conn.): 3 kills, 2 solo blocks
 
How It Happened
Roger Williams took control early in the first set. After Abigail Mayuri began the match with a pair of aces, RWU answered with a 9-1 run to force a Bison timeout. The Hawks would eventually extended that lead to 20-8 en route to the 25-9 win.
 
In the second set, the Hawks put in their reserves to begin the game. Nichols would take advantage, scoring the first six points of the set. RWU would not be deterred, chipping away at the deficit and taking advantage of three consecutive Bison attack errors to pull within one (10-11). A Katherine Pickard kill gave RWU their first lead of the set (15-11) but the game would be tight the rest of the way. Nichols was a point away from claiming the set (25-24) but RWU came back, with Pickard notching a solo block to earn the 28-26 win for RWU.
 
In the third set, both sides combined for seven ties and two lead changes. Nichols held a slim 10-8 lead at one point, but RWU pulled away with a 10-4 run to go up by five. The Hawks would claim the match 25-17 on a mishit ball from the Bison to push them to .500 in the conference.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (9-10, 2-2 CCC): Friday, October 18 vs. Wheaton at Smith College @ 5:00pm
Nichols (10-10, 0-4 CCC): Tuesday, October 22 vs. Castleton @ 7:00pm