STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (12-16, 6-5 GNAC) split a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's volleyball tri-match at Mike McDevitt Court on Saturday. The Monks opened the day with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-14) loss to Rivier University (21-4, 10-0 GNAC) and salvaged the split with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 29-27) win over University of Saint Joseph (4-19, 1-9 GNAC).

Rivier def. Saint Joseph's, 3-0

TEAM STATS:

Rivier held the advantage in kills (43-15), attack percentage (.316 - .036), assists (36-12), service aces (8-5), and total blocks (5-4).

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Freshman Victoria Briones (El Paso, Texas) posted five kills and six digs
• Senior Hanna Holden (Stoughton, Mass.) added seven assists and seven digs
• Senior Isabel Philbrick (Milford, N.H.) chipped in with two kills, two aces, and three total blocks
• Junior Sam Holland (Gilmanton, N.H.) notched seven digs

LEADERS – RIVIER:

• Sydney Racevicius delivered 17 kills on 35 attempts with nine digs
• Lily Sills boasted 14 kills on 25 bids for a .520 attack percentage
• Avery Pollard registered 29 assists and eight digs
• Sofia Pawlusik posted a team-high 11 digs

Saint Joseph's def. University of Saint Joseph, 3-0

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's posted the lead in kills (53-28), attack percentage (.286 - .155), assists (45-28), aces (9-3), and blocks (3-2).

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S:

• Briones notched a .517 attack percentage with 16 kills in 29 attempts with 15 digs
• Philbrick added seven kills and a pair of total blocks
• Freshman Nadia Sixto (Chattanooga, Tenn.) produced nine kills and seven digs
• Sophomore Hanna Webster (Alvin, Texas) added a team-high 19 digs with eight kills
• Holden recorded three kills, 24 assists, four aces, seven digs, and two block assists
• Senior Catherine Balzano (Portland, Maine) chipped in with five kills

LEADERS – UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH:

• Shannon Carey posted 12 kills and five digs
• Hannah Benson added 10 kills and nine digs
• Fernanda Ayala Rodriguez tallied 14 assists and nine digs
• Natalia Rabassa registered two aces and 12 digs

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will host Emmanuel College (11:00 AM) and Johnson & Wales University (3:00 PM) in a GNAC tri-match next Saturday.

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