STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (10-10, 3-3 GNAC) suffered a pair of hard-fought losses in a home tri-match at the Harold Alfond Center on Saturday. The Monks opened with a 3-1 setback at the hands of Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Emmanuel College (6-13, 3-3 GNAC) and fell to Salve Regina University (9-10, 1-3 CCC), 3-2, in the nightcap. In the middle match, Salve Regina blanked Emmanuel, 3-0.

EMMANUEL 3, SAINT JOSEPH'S 1 (25-18, 21-25, 25-17, 26-24)

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Sophomore Kelsey Bickford (Somersworth, N.H.) posted a match-high 16 kills on 53 attempts with five digs
• Freshman Erin Olson (Stoughton, Mass.) registered 11 kills on 21 attempts for a .286 hitting percentage
• Senior Jordynne Copp (Cumberland, Maine) added 10 kills
• Junior Sarah Dyer (Seabrook, N.H.) contributed 39 assists and nine digs
• Junior Jennelle Thompson (Farmington, N.H.) tallied 33 digs

LEADERS – EMMANUEL:

• Junior Mary Shelow (Miami, Fla.) delivered 12 kills on 38 attempts with three aces
• Junior Carly Church (Higganum, Conn.) boasted a double-double with 40 assists and 13 digs
• Junior Casey Sheehan (Medway, Mass.) chipped in with three kills, four aces, and 12 digs
• Junior Katharine Journeay (Hampton, N.H.) added 23 digs and three kills

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held slim leads in kills (46-44), assists (45-44), and digs (81-72) while Emmanuel posted a 12-6 advantage in service aces.

SALVE REGINA 3, EMMANUEL 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-14)

LEADERS – SALVE REGINA:

• Junior Cassidy Trabilcy (Phoenix, Ariz.) posted 10 kills and five digs
• Senior Samantha Higgins (Coventry, R.I.) delivered eight kills on 18 attempts for a .389 attack rate
• Senior Samantha Salwa (Ellington, Conn.) notched 28 assists and six service aces
• Junior Kendall Wilcox (Pomfret, Conn.) chipped in with seven kills
• Freshman Kathryn Linekin (Ridgefield, Conn.) recorded 19 digs

LEADERS – EMMANUEL:

• Shelow led all players with 12 kills and added five digs
• Church dealt 25 assists
• Sheehan paced the Saints with 17 digs
• Journeay added 15 digs and a pair of aces

TEAM STATS:

Salve Regina maintained the lead in kills (32-25), assists (32-25), aces (12-5), and digs (53-32).

SALVE REGINA 3, SAINT JOSEPH'S 2 (22-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 15-4)

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Bickford registered 14 kills on 46 attempts
• Copp talied nine kills and three total blocks
• Dyer added a double-double with 37 assists and 10 digs
• Freshman Sophia Randall (Epping, N.H.) tallied five kills, three aces, and 10 digs
• Thompson picked up 23 digs

LEADERS – SALVE REGINA:

• Sophomore Annie Donahue (Chelmsford, Mass.) led all players with 16 kills on 28 attempts for a .393 hitting percentage
• Wilcox netted 14 kills on 30 attempts for a .267 attack rate
• Freshman Andee Bender (Lebanon, Conn.) recorded 12 kills on 34 bids for a .265 attack percentage
• Salwa delivered 44 assists, three kills, four aces, and 16 digs
• Trabilcy chipped in with seven kills and 18 digs

TEAM STATS:

The Seahawks held advantages in kills (55-42), assists (50-42), aces (12-5), and digs (73-70).

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will play at University of Southern Maine on Thursday at 6:00 PM.

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.