BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball team defeated Curry College 3-0 Wednesday evening in a Commonwealth Coast Conference match.
 
Hawk Highlights
Julia Fields (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.): 24 assists, 8 digs, 3 kills, 1 service ace
Lara LoIacono (Lynbrook, N.Y.): 8 kills, 4 digs, 3 block assists
Lauren Burbidge (Cazenovia, N.Y.): 5 service aces, 1 assist, 5 digs
Tori Melanson (North Attleboro, Mass.): 4 kills, 3 solo blocks, 3 block assists
 
For The Opponents
Rachel Damstra (Houston, Texas): 15 assists, 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 service ace
Lex Bell (Salem, Conn.): 13 digs, 2 assists
Lexi Pereira (Attleboro, Mass.): 8 kills, 3 digs, 2 service aces
 
How It Happened
Roger Williams scored the first three points of the opening set before Curry came back to tie things at six. The Hawks would use an 8-3 run to go up by five and force a Colonel timeout. After the timeout, Roger Williams would score five more points in a row to take an 11-point lead. RWU would eventually take the set by a 25-13 margin.
 
A kill and an RWU attack error gave Curry the first two points of the second set. However, the Hawks answered with a 10-0 run to go up by eight. From there, Curry was unable to cut the deficit closer than five the rest of the game as RWU claimed the set 25-14.
 
The third set was close early on with both teams trading points back and forth. With the score tied 3-3, RWU pulled away with a 6-1 run to take a five-point lead. Roger Williams would extend that lead to eight (18-10) and ultimately capture the match 25-16 with a Katie Welcher (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) kill.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (12-13, 5-2 CCC): Saturday, November 2 at the University of New England @ 1:00pm
Curry (13-12, 0-7 CCC): Friday, November 1 at Nichols @ 7:00pm