WESTON, MA - Saint Joseph's (3-4) lost a pair of hard-fought matches to Rhode Island College (1-3; 13-25, 18-25, 25-20, 16-25) and WPI (1-3; 17-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-25) to close out the Pride Invitational on Sunday afternoon. Kiah Begley '13 (Berwick, ME/St. Thomas Aquinas) dealt 51 assists in the two matches, while Sarah Hawkes '13 (Pownal, ME) (20 kills, 3 blocks) and Caitlin Cleary '13 (Scarborough, ME) (20 kills, 19 digs, 5 aces) continued to play well for the Monks.

F or her outstanding play during the invitational, Hawkes collected All-Tournament recognition. The freshman netted 60 kills, 22 against Regis on Saturday, and eight total blocks in five matches of play for St. Joe's.

Saint Joseph's will hit the court again when the Monks host the Autumn Invitational, beginning with a match against Maine-Machias on Friday, September 11th at 6:00 PM.