Chestnut Hill, MA - Rivier College (6-0 GNAC; 12-8 overall)
defeated a pair of GNAC opponents to remain undefeated in
conference play and run their overall win streak to 6 straight
matches. In the opening match Rivier swept the Gators of Pine
Manor College 3-0 with all 15 active Raider players helping in the
victory. Freshman Megan
Dudek (W. Chesterfield, NH)and sophomore Meghan
Farrell (Marlborough, MA) led the Raider attack
with 5 kills apiece in just 2 sets. Dudek hit for a tidy .444
percentage going 5 for 9 with just 1 error while Farrell put down 5
kills on 15 attempts with no errors for a .333 hitting clip.
Freshmen Jessica
Amaral (E. Providence, RI) and Toni-Rose
Bailon (Manchester, NH) combined with sophomore
Christi
Pratte (Manchester, NH) for 7 digs and steady
passing while first year players Erin
Sweeney (Chicopee, MA) and Morgan
Peck (Sudbury, MA) played well for the Blue and
White. Amaral led all Raiders with 3 service aces.
Rivier came out firing in the second match against Simmons
College and played some of their best ball of the year to easily
sweep the Sharks 3-0. The junior trio of Lauren
Saccoccio (Warwick, RI), Emileigh
Cenedella (Townsend, MA), and Caitlin
Callahan (Dedham, MA) showed great leadership to anchor
the Raiders in the victory. Saccoccio directed the Raider
offense to an aggressive .301 team hitting percentage and helped
out in other areas with 6 digs, 2 ace serves, and 1 block.
Cenedella and Callahan passed nails all match combining for 22
out of 22 on receive and followed up the passing with steady
defense lipping a combined 25 digs. Freshman Jessica
Amaral (E. Providence, RI) fit in nicely with the
juniors showing great passing, defense and serving. Offensively the
Raiders had a solid mix of kills from inside out. Freshman
Nicole
Peacock (Warwick, RI) and senior Nicole
Rodriguez (Newton, MA) scored 9 and 8 kills
respectively in the middle and combined for 5 blocks. At the pins
sophomore Kenna
Finlayson (Derry, NH) pounded out a match high 17
kills and a nearly unstoppable .571 hitting percentage while senior
Danielle
Jacques (Derry, NH) put down 5 kills and a .266
hitting percentage.
Rivier
(3) 25 25 25
Pine Manor (0) 18 12 13
Rivier (3) 25
25 25
Simmons (0) 21 18 16
Rivier returns home to The Doon on Monday October 11 for a
1:00pm match against GNAC foe Emmanuel College.
