NEW LONDON, Conn. – The JWU (Providence) women's volleyball team picked up a 3-2 win over Wheaton (MA) on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 3-1 match to Coast Guard in non-conference action at Roland Gymnasium.
Match 1: Wildcats 3, Lyons 2 (25-15, 25-17, 23-25, 23-25, 15-10)
Junior
Nevaeh Arnold recorded a team-high 13 kills and sophomore
Trinity Ricevuto notched a double-double with 12 kills and 21 digs as the Wildcats pulled out a five-set thriller. Junior
Bailey Koopman and sophomore
Brooke Caquelin each tallied nine kills, sophomore
Sophia Santacroce dished out 33 assists to go with eight service aces, and first-year
Emma Rivera Fernandez collected 16 digs.
Match 2: Bears 3, Wildcats 1 (25-22, 16-25, 14-25, 20-25)
Koopman paced JWU with 11 kills and six blocks (one solo) while first-year
Jordan Brinkley notched nine and Arnold finished with seven. Rivera Fernandez accumulated 22 digs, junior
Skylar Winchester recorded 11 digs, and Santacroce handed out 22 assists.
