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Kyle Prudhomme
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Winner Rivier RIV 9-9,4-0 Great Northeast
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Simmons SIM 3-12,2-3 Great Northeast
Winner
Rivier RIV
9-9,4-0 Great Northeast
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Final
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Simmons SIM
3-12,2-3 Great Northeast
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Rivier RIV 25 28 25 (3)
Simmons SIM 22 26 14 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women’s Volleyball Blanks Simmons

BOSTON, Mass. – The Rivier women's volleyball team swept Simmons in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) matchup, 3-0, Tuesday evening at the Holmes Sports Center.

With the win, the Raiders improved to 9-9 (4-0 GNAC), while the Sharks fell 3-12 (2-3 GNAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Simmons opened the match with an 11-2 run
  • Senior Callie Nanos recorded two kills in a five-point service run to bring Rivier within five
  • The Raiders continued to chip away at the Sharks' lead as a result of kills by first-year Reagan Pepin and junior Sam Driend
  • Rivier tied the set at 20-20 with back-to-back kills from Nanos and never trailed again, securing a 1-0 lead in the match  
  • The second set saw six tie scores and four lead changes
  • The Raiders held a slight three-point advantage to begin the frame
  • Rivier started to pull ahead at the midway point of the second set, largely in part of an 8-0 run that included kills from Driend, sophomore Savannah Dunne, and a pair of aces from sophomore Lily Seibel
  • Simmons battled back late in the frame, tying the set up 24-24
  • Following a Raiders' timeout, Dunne hit home the set point to go up 2-0 in the match
  • Both teams battled once again to begin the third set with the score deadlocked, 9-9
  • Three kills from Seibel, an ace from Nanos, and two consecutive kills from sophomore Lydia Brakefield put the Raiders in front 17-11, forcing the Sharks into a timeout
  • The Rivier offense continued to surge for the remaining rallies in the set
  • Nanos contributed a pair of kills to seal the match, 25-14
BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
  • Nanos led the offense with a career-high 14 kills on a .417 hitting percentage
  • Driend added seven kills with a .353 clip, with Dunne close behind with five kills and a .444 hitting percentage
  • Seibel contributed 28 assists, with three service aces
  • Defensively, junior Lacey Turner posted a career-high 20 digs
UP NEXT

The Raiders return to action for a GNAC tri-match with Saint Joseph's (Me.) and Norwich on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Harold Alfond Center. The first match is set for 11:00 a.m.