NEWPORT, R.I.-- Despite tough first and fourth sets, Salve Regina University women's volleyball stayed in the game to triumph over the Hawks of Roger Williams 3-2. With a first set loss of 25-22 the Seahawks made a push against their former conference rivals to win the second and third sets both 25-19. Roger Williams got the better of Salve Regina in the fourth set (25-22) and both teams were determined to make the last set count. The Seahawks found a rhythm and came away with a fifth set victory of 15-9, and a win for the day. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP (22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 15-9):
Final: Salve Regina 3, Roger Williams 2
Record: Salve Regina (8-3), Roger Williams (3-7)
All-Time Series: Since 2005 the Seahawks have a 5-22 win-loss record against the Hawks. The teams last faced off in 2022 and Salve Regina won 3-0. 

NOTEWORTHY: 

• Brighton Solheim (18), Lauren Hoyle (16) and Lucy Swanson (7) posted the Seahawk's top kill numbers for the contest. 
• Sydney Ramsey provided the team with four blocks on the defensive side. 
• Siena DeCicco had 42 total assists, and Kate Murphy led the team's digs (18). 
• Salve Regina had 53 kills, 48 assists, 80 digs and 8 aces in total. 

COACH THOUGHTS: 

"Whenever we play Roger Williams, we know it's going to be a battle," said head coach Sebastian Noordzy. "Right now, they have the series advantage over us but we have been able to close the gap every single year since I've been here, which has been awesome. We have great core values so I could remind everyone that we were there together, we were there to compete and we've had a lot of growth. We did all of those things to win a tight one." 

ATHLETE THOUGHTS: 

"The team came together, worked hard and took down the birds," said sophomore Lauren Hoyle. "We had good kills and good ups, and we really came together to support each other. The times we were low we still brought each other up with our energy. I think I was able to connect with the set, Siena was giving me awesome sets, so I was able to get them down." 

ON THE HORIZON: 

On Saturday Sept. 23 women's volleyball will compete against Mount Holyoke College at 11 a.m. and Anna Maria College at 1 p.m. in South Hadley Mass.