NEWPORT, R.I. -- (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)-- The Salve Regina University women's volleyball team fell in three sets to the United States Coast Guard Academy on Tuesday night in NEWMAC action at the Rodgers Recreation Center.
Even though Lydia Daskalos got the day going and the Bears made an attack error to follow, Coast Guard saw success early in the first set with a 6-2 lead. The Seahawks made several late pushes with one four-point run to go from 24-18 to 24-21, but Coast Guard only needed one point to give them a set advantage and they took it.
The lead fluctuated several times in set three after the Bears were up 7-1 early on. Salve Regina climbed back to tie it at 8-8 thanks to four kills from Lauren Hoyle. Salve Regina led 15-12 mid-set but five consecutive Bear points with two kills apiece from Shannon Shaw and Eloise Shirley turned the set in favor of the Bears.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Coast Guard 3, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (6-14,3-5 NEWMAC), Coast Guard (16-7,5-3 NEWMAC)
History: Beginning with the 2007 season Salve Regina has seen a 0-9 record against Coast Guard. The last three meetings have resulted in an 3-0 loss. In 2023 the Bears made it to the semifinals of the NEWMAC Championships but fell 3-1 to Springfield College. The Pride lost to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the conference finals however, Springfield received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the second round.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Lauren Hoyle lead the Seahwks with 15 kills total, matching Coast Guard's Shannon Shaw, who also saw 15. Lucy Swanson was next in line with 10 kills.
- The Bears posted a .255 hitting percentage while the Seahawks were just above .200 at .202.
- In conference Salve Regina has wins over Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mount Holyoke College and Wellesley College. The three conference opponents that the Seahawks have yet to see are Wheaton College, Springfield and Emerson College.
- Coast Guard's three conference losses have been to MIT, Babson College and Wellesley. The Bears have not yet seen Mount Holyoke, Smith College or Clark University.
ON THE HORIZON:
On Thursday, October 24, at 7 p.m. women's volleyball will make the trip to Providence to play Rhode Island College.
