NEWPORT, R.I. -- (Tuesday, October 29, 2024)-- The Salve Regina University women's volleyball team forced a five-setter against NEWMAC adversary Wheaton College following successful first and fourth sets.
The Seahawks started out the day with a 5-0 lead, which quickly moved to 11-2 when Lucy Swanson and Lauren Hoyle each posted two kills. Wheaton gradually made a comeback later in the set to decrease the margin, 25-20. Across sets two and three the Lyons turned the game around with two wins of their own (25-18, 25-20) to give them a slight edge over the Seahawks.
The fourth set was knotted at 24, but Salve Regina saw the final two points to force the contest to a fifth deciding set. Three three-point runs later in the action elevated the Lyons 3-2 over the Seahawks and gave them their first conference win of the 2024 season.
The Seahawks held their annual Drew Cepp Scholarship Fund game at Rodgers Recreation Center. The foundation supports Drew Ceppetelli, who was a four-year softball student-athlete at Salve Regina. She sadly passed away in a car accident her fall semester of her senior year in 2022. Her parents created this scholarship fund in her memory to help future students.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Wheaton 3, Salve Regina 2
Records: Salve Regina (8-16,3-6 NEWMAC), Wheaton (9-18,1-8 NEWMAC)
History: Salve Regina has a 5-11 all-time deficit to Wheaton. In 2023 the Lyons also won 3-2 at their home venue (24-16, 25-27, 25-22, 25-19, 10-15). Lucy Swanson led the team with 20 kills, close to her 2024 team-high 22 against Wheaton.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Lydia Daskalos and Avery Fitzgerald each had two blocks. Daskalos currently leads the team in blocks (10) and block assists (29) for 37 total blocks.
- Siena DeCicco had 39 assists. In Salve Regina's last game against Lasell University DeCicco reached the 2,000 career assist mark. She now sits at 2,063.
ON THE HORIZON:
On Tuesday, November 5, women's volleyball will be on the road at Springfield College at 7 p.m. It will be both the second to last regular season game and conference game of 2024.
