NEWPORT, R.I. -- (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)-- In their third NEWMAC contest of the Season Salve Regina University yielded 3-1 to Emerson College at the Rodgers Recreation Center Tuesday night.

The visitor was quick to take the lead and hold on to it in set one but in the second set Salve claimed the first two points with Lauren Hoyle's kill starting the action. The Seahawks overcame a 16-9 deficit and pulled even with the Lyons to go back-and-forth until the teams reached 23-23. Anouk Jansen and Hoyle each tallied a kill to decide set two 25-23 in favor of Salve. Sets three and four, both 25-19 verdicts, were equally fast-paced. The host built an early lead in the fourth set but the Lions had established a 2-1 game advantage and used that momentum to win 3-1.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Emerson 3, Salve Regina 1
Records: Salve Regina (8-6,1-2 NEWMAC), Emerson (9-6,3-0 NEWMAC)
History: The Seahawks are 4-6 all-time against Emerson in women's volleyball. In 2023 Salve beat Emerson 3-1 in their first NEWMAC win ever on senior day. Last year the Seahawks fell to the Lions on the road in three sets.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Salve Regina put up 41 kills and 133 total attempts. Anouk Jansen was the team leader with 16 kills, 27 total attempts and only two errors for a hitting percentage of .519. Lauren Shurling followed Jansen with 12 kills.
• Francesca Spadorcia was the Seahawks' leader in the block category with three total.
• Kalena Stavish provided 16 assists as the team's leader.
• The longest Seahawk scoring runs of five unanswered points took place during the second and third sets.