BOSTON – Peyton Felix (Burnt Hills, N.Y.) recorded 12 kills and five service aces as the Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball team swept Simmons University, 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-22), in non-conference action Friday evening at the Holmes Sports Center.
Roger Williams improved to 9-16 overall, while Simmons fell to 12-11.
For the Hawks, Felix added two digs, while Angela West (Riverview, Fla.) finished with 10 kills on a .471 hitting percentage and two block assists. Rylie Eisenhard (Pottstown, Pa.) contributed four kills and three digs.
Ava McGonagle (Reading, Mass.) and Ava Lombardo (Newtown, Conn.) combined for 28 assists. McGonagle recorded 14 assists, five digs, two aces and a block assist, while Lombardo added 14 assists and four digs.
Marianna Hernandez (Norwalk, Conn.) anchored the back row with a match-high 15 digs, five service aces and four assists. Samantha Devino (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) added nine digs.
Hannah Pridgeon led Simmons with seven kills and seven digs, while Kira Buonopane contributed six kills and three total blocks. Carolina Rodriguez collected a team-high 12 digs.
Roger Williams finished with a 36-23 advantage in kills and hit .162 while limiting Simmons to a .032 hitting percentage. The Hawks also held a 13-4 advantage in service aces.
The opening set featured seven ties and five lead changes before the teams reached a 10-10 deadlock. Hernandez then served during an eight-point RWU run, delivering three aces as the Hawks built an 18-10 advantage. Felix recorded seven kills and two aces in the frame as Roger Williams secured a 25-13 victory.
RWU opened an 8-5 lead in the second set before pulling away with a 10-4 stretch. Hernandez and Felix each recorded two aces during the run as the Hawks extended their advantage to 18-9. West registered four kills in the frame, including the set-winning point, to close the 25-17 victory.
Simmons built a 5-2 advantage in the third set before Roger Williams responded with a 16-3 run to move ahead 18-8. The Sharks rallied to tie the score at 22, but West recorded a kill, combined with McGonagle on a block and delivered the match-clinching kill to complete the sweep with a 25-22 win.
Roger Williams returns to the Paolino Recreation Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4, when it hosts Nichols College at 6 p.m.
