BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball team fell to Johnson & Wales University 3-2 in a non-conference matchup on Thursday evening.
 
Hawk Highlights
Kate Porter: 49 assists, 9 digs, 2 kills, 1 service ace, 1 block assists,
Katherine Pickard: 23 kills, 10 digs
Kristen Dansereau: 13 kills, 1 dig
Jaime Gaffga: 29 digs, 3 assists
Kate Grabowski: 12 digs, 2 services aces, 1 assist
 
For The Opponents
Sarah Miller: 13 kills, 10 digs, 4 service aces
Kyra Hissner: 14 assists, 17 digs, 6 kills,
Savannah Cambell:31 assists, 8 digs, 1 service ace
Peyton Oliver: 2 digs, assists, 14 kills, 4 block assists, 2 solo blocks
Emily Corbett: 25 digs

How It Happened
The Roger Williams Hawks came out ready to play against fellow Rhode Island opponent, the Johnson & Wales Wildcats. The Hawks came out dominant in the first set, starting off with Katherine Pickard (St. Petersburg, Fla.) who had three kills in a row to get the RWU offense on a roll. Roger Williams maintained the lead the entirety of the set ending with a 19-25 win.
 
The second set saw lots of back and forth action as neither team claimed a dominant position. Peyton Oliver (Ramsey, N.J.) had a major kill that got JWU back on track after an RWU timeout to earn the largest lead of the set (20-14). The Hawks put up a great fight until the end, but the Wildcats came out victorious with a score of 25-18.
 
The third set paralleled the second with eight ties and four lead changes. Oliver contributed two kills to get Johnson & Wales going on a bit of a scoring run. Roger Williams would fire back as Kate Porter (Killingworth, Conn.) and Tori Melanson (North Attleboro, Mass.) had a huge block to get the match within two (18-20). Pickard recorded a kill to tie it all up at 20-20, and the Hawks were able to come out with the 25-21 win.
 
The Wildcats came to play in the fourth set as they seemingly took over. Oliver had two kills in the beginning to make the score 5-1 in favor of Johnson & Wales. Sarah Miller (Scarborough, Ontario) helped the Wildcats' momentum with two kills to make the score 18-9. RWU struggled to find their offense and fell to the Wildcats 25-12.
 
The fifth set started just like all the others as each team went point for point. Oliver started it off for JWU with a huge kill, then Pickard later tied it up with a kill to make it 3-3. From there on out it seemed as though the Wildcats were in it for the long haul. Roger Williams put up a battle but ultimately fell to Johnson and Wales 15-8 in the final set.
 
What's Next
Roger Williams (2-7): Saturday, October 2 vs. Westfield State @ 1:00pm
Johnson & Wales (7-4): Saturday, October 2 vs. Dean & Anna Maria @ 10:00am & 2:00pm