PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Graduate student Peyton Oliver and freshman Skylar Winchester combined for 32 kills and 13 digs to propel the JWU (Providence) women's volleyball team to a 3-2 win over Nichols College Tuesday night in non-conference action at the Wildcat Center. The Wildcats won 25-21, 25-22, 17-25, 19-25, 15-12.

Oliver collected 17 kills, seven digs and two blocks while Winchester racked up 15 kills and six digs to help the Wildcats run their win streak to four and even their record at 6-6 – including a 4-1 mark against schools from the Conference of New England, which JWU will join next year.

Reigning Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week Nevaeh Arnold stuffed the stat sheet with 11 kills, 25 assists, seven digs, and three service aces. Freshman Finleigh Benkwitt went for nine kills and now has 20 over her last two matches, junior Sierra Nausieda racked up 17 digs and six assists, and freshman Sophia Diphilippo handed out 17 assists to go with six digs.

The Wildcats hitting percentages of .312 and .303 over the first two sets before going off in the fifth set, where they hit .471 to secure their third five-set win in their last four matches.