STANDISH, ME - University of New England (3-6) won three straight sets after losing the first of the game to defeat Saint Joseph's (3-11) by a 3-1 score (25-19, 8-25, 21-25, 15-25) on Thursday evening. Katie Boccanelli '12 (Cottonwood, AL) recorded 10 digs and four blocks and Samantha Varrell '12 (Portsmouth, NH) blasted six service aces and dished out 20 assists in the losing effort.

Also chipping in for St. Joe's were senior Amanda Ruel (Biddeford, ME), who had seven digs, and freshman Kiersten Carbone  (North Reading, MA) with four aces.

For the Nor'easters, Josie Raphaelito '09 (Pine Hill, NM) had 34 helpers while Alex Toregas '09 (Chevy Chase, MD) recorded 14 kills in the victory.

Saint Joseph's will host a GNAC tri-match this Saturday and will play Rivier College at 10:00 AM followed by Pine Manor College at 2:00 PM. The Nor'easters will host Roger Williams University on Saturday at 1:00 PM.