MILTON, Mass. - Kate Porter (Killingworth, Conn.) posted a double-double, Katherine Pickard (St. Petersburg, Fla.) fell one dig short of doing the same, and the Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball team swept Curry College, 3-0, at the Katz Gymnasium on Tuesday night. With the win, the Hawks keep rolling as they grab their fourth win in their past five matches.
 
With the victory, RWU remains undefeated in their three contests against Commonwealth Coast Conference opposition and move to 4-7 overall. Additionally, the Hawks have never lost a match to the Colonels across their 11 matchups all-time. Meanwhile, Curry falls to 8-8 overall, and 1-4 against CCC foes on the season.
 
Porter led the Hawks with 20 assists to go with 12 digs to record her ninth double-double of the season. Pickard paced all players with ten kills and 11.5 points to go with nine digs of her own. Jaime Gaffga (Mattituck, N.Y.) was also influential by leading all participants with 17 digs for Roger Williams.
 
The Colonels were led by Amanda Wood (Tokyo, Japan) who had eight kills and 9.0 points while Lexi Pereira (Attleboro, Mass.) matched her point total with six kills and three service aces while also leading the hosts with 16 digs.
 
Hawk Highlights
Katherine Pickard: 10 kills, 9 digs, 1 block assists, 1 service aces
Kate Porter: 20 assists, 12 digs, 3 kills, 1 service aces
Jaime Gaffga: 17 digs, 5 assists, 2 service aces
Allie Welch: 7 kills, 1 assist, 8 digs, service aces
 
For The Opponents
Amanda Wood: 9 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist, 1 service aces
Brooke Reissfelder:  2 digs, 14 assists
Lexi Pereira: 6 kills, 16 digs, 1 assist, 3 service aces
Lauren Guzman: 5 kills, 7 digs
 
How It Happened
The first set was close early on, with the Hawks holding a 9-7 edge before RWU buried Curry. With Olivia Turcotte (South Kingstown, R.I.) and Tori Melanson (North Attleboro, Mass.) serving, Roger Williams went on a 12-1 stretch to run away with the set and despite the Colonels putting together a few points, the guests ran away with the first frame, 25-14.
 
The key of the first stanza was the superior hitting that the Hawks showcased as they hit at a .207 rate in the set against Curry's -.129.
 
Curry hung around well into the second set. RWU jumped out to a 14-9 advantage, but the hosts cut it to 15-13 with a 4-1 run before the service game came into play. Amanda Wood (Tokyo, Japan) committed a service error before an ace by Jaime Gaffga (Mattituck, N.Y.) that sparked a four-point streak by the Hawks to create some distance, and they never looked back, taking the set, 25-18.
 
The Colonels stayed close in the set by limiting their errors. They still committed five attacking errors but also had ten kills along the way. RWU on the other hand stayed consistent with 11 kills and four errors on the attack, the same number they had in the first frame.
 
Roger Williams jumped out to a quick 5-1 advantage in the third set but did not really pull away until they had a 12-8 edge. From there, with Kate Porter (Killingworth, Conn.), Hailey Davis (Barrington, N.H.), and Gaffga serving, they went on a 10-2 stretch to pull away and eventually won the set, 25-16.
 
The Hawks hit at a robust .387 clip in the set against just .053 for Curry, and overall RWU out-hit the hosts .253-.026.
 
What's Next
The Hawks return to the Fieldhouse for a Saturday tri-match. They will play UMass-Boston at 11:00 AM before dueling Springfield College at 3:00 PM.