Women's Volleyball sweeps GNAC Tri-Match at Simmons

(Boston, Mass.) The Rivier University Women's Volleyball team swept a pair of matches in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference tri-match this afternoon, beating host Simmons College 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-13, 27-25) before defeating Lasell College in four sets (25-19, 16-25, 25-8, 25-19) at the Moore Gymnasium on the Simmons College campus in Boston, Mass. The Raiders are now 13-4 and a perfect 2-0 in GNAC action, while Simmons slides to 6-9 overall (3-2 GNAC) and Lasell falls to 5-15 (1-2 GNAC).

Game One: Rivier University 3, Simmons College 1 (Final)

Rivier hit .287 for its match against Simmons, including a staggering .520 in the third frame. Junior middle hitter Dana Mott (Medway, Mass.) led the Raiders with 13 kills on a .333 hitting mark, while classmate Lauren Silverman (Chelmsford, Mass.) spiked for 12 kills behind a .348 hitting clip to go with seven total blocks, including three solos. Senior setter Emily O'Reilly (San Francisco, Calif.) directed the offense with 44 assists and added four digs. Senior defensive specialist Lyndsey Sweeney (Coventry, R.I.) chipped in with eight digs and five aces.

Sophomore outside hitter Sarah Woodward (Deerfield, Mass.) smashed a match-high 15 kills and picked up six digs for the Sharks. Junior libero Kat Guillotte (New Bedford, Mass.) led all players with 19 digs in addition to a service ace. Junior setter Andalyn Duke (Litchfield Park, Ariz.) registered 32 assists and scooped up four digs. Sophomore right side hitter Amber Peterson (Las Vegas, Nev.) chipped in with a match-high six aces to go with four kills, four digs and three block assists.

Game Two: Rivier University 3, Lasell College 1 (Final)

Rivier owned a formidable .323 hitting mark, making just 12 attack errors and hit over .450 in two different sets vs. Lasell. Silverman put away 13 kills and hit .391 to go with six total blocks to lead the Raiders. Senior outside hitter Jackie Pisecco (Chelmsford, Mass.) spiked for 11 kills, while making just one error for a .455 hitting clip and added three digs and three total blocks. Junior outside hitter Molly McCormack (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) helped out on both sides of the net, recording 10 digs and seven kills in addition to serving up a pair of aces. O'Reilly set for 32 assists in just three sets, got down for seven digs and came up with three block assists.

Sophomore outside hitter Meredith Eagan (North Andover, Mass.) spiked for six kills and hit .188 to go with two aces and first year middle hitter Olivia Addington (Orange, Calif.) finished the match with six kills, three digs and an ace for Lasell. Sophomore setter Taylor Tiezzi (Meriden, Conn.) fell just one dig shy of a double-double with 25 assists and nine digs, while sophomore libero Caitlyn Garcia (Moreno Valley, Calif.) turned in an 11-dig effort.