PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The JWU (Providence) women's volleyball team rallied from an 0-2 deficit to down Rhode Island College 3-2 Friday night in non-conference action at The Murray Center. The Wildcats dropped sets one (15-25) and two (14-25) before rallying back to win the final three sets 25-17, 29-27, and 16-14.
Junior
Nevaeh Arnold led all JWU student-athletes with 12 kills to go with two blocks and two digs. Sophomore
Brooke Caquelin racked up 11 kills and five digs while junior
Emerson Lane collected seven kills and classmate
Bailey Koopman notched five kills and six blocks.
Defensively, Rivera Fernandez closed the night with 22 digs and sophomore
Trinity Ricevuto picked up 10. Sophomore
Sophia Santacroce dished out 21 assists while senior
Kelsie Tretera handed out 18.
Points by Arnold and first-year
Emma Rivera Fernandez helped the Wildcats close out the fourth set and pull even at two. In the fifth, kills from Caquelin and first-year
Jordan Brinkley pushed the visitors over the finish line for their seventh win of the season.