BOSTON, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball team snapped a six-game skid with a 3-1 win over Suffolk University in the team's first Commonwealth Coast Conference match of the season.
Hawk Highlights
Katherine Pickard: 22 kills, 12 digs, 1 service ace
Kate Porter: 50 assists, 14 digs, 2 block assists
Kristen Dansereau: 15 kills, 1 solo block, 3 block assists
Jaime Gaffga: 24 digs, 2 assists, 3 service aces
For The Opponents
McKenna Keowen: 19 kills, 12 digs, 1 assist, 2 service aces
Harmony Johnson: 17 assists, 7 digs, 1 service aces
Henzley Bell: 17 digs, 3 assists
How It Happened
The Hawks and Rams were engaged in a tight battle to begin the opening set, with both sides alternating the first 14 points. RWU held a brief 13-10 lead before Suffolk came back with four straight points. Roger Williams responded with an 8-1 run before taking the opening set 25-18.
Suffolk kicked off the second set four straight point after the Hawks took the first point of the game. The Rams would take a 6-2 lead and eventually build their lead to 12-6. Suffolk would go up by as many as eight before tying the set at one apiece with a 25-17 win.
Roger Williams scored four of the first six points of the game before pushing it to 8-4 and forcing a Ram timeout. Suffolk came out of the break with three straight points but RWU answered four consecutive points of their own. The Hawks maintained the momentum, extending the lead to seven (16-7) and never looked back. RWU would take the set 25-16 and a 2-1 lead.
The fourth set began similar to the first, with a back-and-forth affair early in the set. The tide turned in the Hawks' favor with six consecutive points to break a 6-6 tie. Suffolk pulled back in the game, making it a 13-14 game in RWU's favor. After a Hawk timeout, RWU scored three straight that would give them a cushion the rest of the way. Suffolk was unable to pull closer than two, with Roger Williams taking the 25-20.
What's Next
Roger Williams (1-6, 1-0 CCC): Saturday, September 25 vs. Univ. of New England @ 1:00pm
Suffolk (5-7, 0-1 CCCC): Saturday, September 25 at Nichols @ 1:00pm
