PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Graduate student Peyton Oliver racked up a season-high 18 kills as the JWU (Providence) women's volleyball team rallied from an 0-2 deficit to defeat Western New England University Friday night in non-conference women's volleyball action at the Wildcat Center.

The Wildcats dropped the first two sets 25-22 and 25-21, respectively, before rallying to win the next three by score of 26-24, 25-20, and 15-12 to earn their third win against Conference of New England (CNE) institutions and climb to within a game of .500 at 5-6. JWU – which has won three-straight matches – saw Oliver close the evening with nine digs and three blocks while freshman Nevaeh Arnold racked up a triple-double with 24 assists, 12 kills, and 12 digs.

Freshman Finleigh Benkwitt was the third student-athlete in double-figures in kills for JWU head coach Mike Houlihan with 11. Classmate Bailey Koopman was dominant on defense for the Wildcats, recording eight blocks (three solo) to go with six kills, and junior Sierra Nausieda collected a team-high 16 digs.

After losing the first two sets, the Wildcats trailed 21-17 and later 24-22 in the third before three kills form Arnold sparked them to a 26-24 win. Benkwitt came alive in the fourth set with seven kills as the home team forced a fifth set with a five-point win. Oliver and Arnold combined for five of the team's seven kills in the decisive set, and freshman Sophia Diphilippo handed out three of her 19 assists in the final stanza.

The Golden Bears (9-2) – who posted a .214 hitting pct. through the first two sets – swung at a .122 pct. clip the rest of the way.