RAIDERS TAKE TWO AT HOME; Kolek Reaches Milestone
9/26/2009
Nashua, NH - Rivier College (7-8 overall; 1-1 GNAC) swept both Rhode Island College and Salem State College at The Muldoon on Saturday. The two wins helped Coach Kolek reach a major milestone of 201 victories with the Raiders.
In the first match against RIC the Raiders offense was running full tilt with a .372 hitting percentage. Junior Danielle Jacques was solid with a team high 10 kills on 23 attempts with just 1 error for a .391 hitting percentage. Freshman Kenna Finlayson pounded out 7 kills and also lit up the Anchormen for 8 ace serves. Setter/hitter Lauren Saccoccio played great all the way around with 18 assists, 7 kills, 4 digs, and 1 block. Setter Caitie Callahan dished out 13 assists and scooped up 6 digs while back row specialists Emileigh Cenedella and Danielle Stoodley combined for 23 digs.
Against Salem State it was the Raider first year players who made a difference. Outside hitter Kenna Finlayson pounded out a team high 11 kills and 4 ace serves to lead the attack. First year setter Christi Pratte dished out 18 assists while rookie outside hitters Courtney Roberts-Cookson and Meghan Farrell passed well and tallied 7 digs and 4 kills respectively. Sophomore Kate-Lyn Breault put down 5 kills on 10 attempts with just 1 error for a .400 hitting percentage while senior Becky Gautreau showed good leadership with 6 digs.
Rivier College 3 25 25 25
RIC 0 20 18 8
Rivier College 3 25 25 25
SSC 0 17 17 20
Rivier will continue their home stretch with a 7:00pm match on Tuesday 9/29 against Gordon College.
Article courtesy of Rivier Athletics
