NEWPORT, R.I. -- (Saturday, October 26, 2024)-- Freshman Anouk Jansen and senior Siena DeCicco marshaled Salve Regina women's volleyball back from a match one 3-2 loss to Bates College to a 3-0 shutout of Lasell University, Jansen led the team in kills against Lasell and DeCicco achieved a career benchmark of 2,000 assists. Salve volleyball also honored seniors Avery Fitzgerald, Kaitlyn Ford, Jacey Cosciello and Siena DeCicco before match two against Lasell.Â
Fitzgerald is graduating with a degree in biology on the 3 and 3 PharmD track and will be going to University of St. Josephy in Connecticut to complete her doctorate in pharmacy. Her favorite Salve volleyball memory is the warm and welcoming family feeling she got her freshman year during the team's chili night.
Ford is a biology major who plans to go to graduate school to obtain her nursing degree to become a travel nurse. She lists her favorite Salve volleyball memory as beating Emerson in last year's senior day to pick up the teams first ever NEWMAC win.
Cosciello is a nursing major who plans to take her NCLEX exam after graduation to become a registered nurse. Her favorite Salve volleyball memory was last year's Drew Ceppetelli Scholarship Foundation game where everyone came to support the team.
Finally, DeCicco is a nursing major who plans to go back home to Maryland to be a substance abuse or child psychiatric nurse and eventually become a nurse practitioner. Her favorite Seahawk volleyball memory is when she and Cosciello collided with each other and the bleachers in pursuit of the ball, which also happened to be caught on game film.
INSIDE MATCHUP ONE:
Final:Â Bates 3, Salve Regina 2
Records: Salve Regina (7-15,3-5 NEWMAC), Bates (10-10,2-7 NESCAC)
History: The Seahawks and Bobcats have met twice before today's match. In 2021 Salve Regina won 3-1 in a neutral site game in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2011 Bates took a 3-1 win in another neutral site contest.Â
NOTEWORTHY:
- After losing the first two sets 25-17 and 25-19 Salve Regina came back from behind to force a five-setter. In set four the Seahawks took charge with a nine-point run brought about by a Bobcat error and a kill from Anouk Jansen.
- Bates just barley got the better of Salve Regina in set five when the Seahawks were up 13-12 but the Bobcats took advantage of an error and snuck in a kill by Ami Evans for set point.Â
INSIDE MATCHUP TWO:
Final:Â Salve Regina 3, Lasell 0
Records:Â Salve Regina (8-15,3-5Â NEWMAC), Lasell (22-5,8-0 GNAC)
History: Salve volleyball has an all-time record of 9-2 against Lasell. The Seahawks have been victorious against the Lasers since 2007. The last game was a 3-0 win in 2018.Â
NOTEWORTHY:
- Freshman Anouk Jansen had a breakout game with the team's high of 12 kills during the encounter. Jansen posted a hitting percentage of .417 with 24 total attacks.
- Siena DeCicco went from 535 assists to 620 season assists, giving her a career total of 2,024 assists for the Seahawks.
- After today's win Salve Regina becomes one of just five teams to beat Lasell this season. The Laser's previous losses came from Suffolk University, Wheaton College, UMass Dartmouth and Massachusetts Instiute of Technology.
- Lauren Hoyle and Lucy Swanson tied as leaders in the kill category with 19 apiece.Â
QUOTING COACH NOORDZY:
"Today's 1-1 day was an incredibly gritty day. Between the five set come back attempt that we unfortunately weren't able to close out, to the three set win with some really aggressive and efficient attacking. It was a great celebration of our graduating class and to cap it off, a great performance by Siena DeCicco who cemented her spot in the record books with the second highest assist total in school history."
ON THE HORIZON:
Next Tuesday, October 29, at 7 p.m. Salve Regina will host Wheaton College in a NEWMAC match at Rodgers Recreation Center.
