NEWPORT, R.I. -- After an aggressive first set with several major lead changes Salve Regina yielded 3-0 to the visiting Springfield College Pride in their penultimate regular season game of 2025.
Early in set one Salve Regina established a 10-6 lead which moved to 13-7 thanks to a series of Pride errors and a group of Seahawk kills by Lucy Swanson '26, Anouk Jansen '28 and Francesca Spadorcia '29. The Pride gained momentum later in the set to pull even 15-15, with an offensive run, and later take a 25-21 lead.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Springfield 3, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (11-14,1-9 NEWMAC), Springfield (22-5,9-1 NEWMAC)
History: Dating back to 2007 Salve Regina has an 0-4 record against Springfield in women's volleyball. Springfield has come away with a 3-0 win on all occurrences.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Lucy Swanson led the host with seven kills, followed by Francesca Spadorcia (6) and Jenna DeFrancesco (4).
- Kate Andy had three service aces. Andy is now at 31 service aces this season as the team leader.
ON THE HORIZON:
In the last game of the regular season Salve volleyball takes on WPI at Harrington Auditorium on Saturday, November 8, at 1 p.m.
