Gorham, Maine—Sophomore middle hitter Angelly Polanco (Providence, R.I.) collected six kills as Rhode Island College fell, 3-1, vs. the University of New England in the second leg of a tri-match held at the University of Southern Maine on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
University of New England 3, Rhode Island College 1
UNE (8-11)
Rhode Island College (7-12)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Nor'Easters played perfectly in the opener, winning a decisive first set by 17, 25-8. The Anchorwomen answered back with a hard-fought, 28-26, victory in the second set. UNE stormed back and took the final two stanzas, 25-16 and 25-13, to clinch the match.
 
• Junior outside hitter Amelia Murphy (North Attleboro, Mass.) notched another double-double with 11 kills and 18 digs.
 
• The UNE duo of junior outside hitter Lauren Davenport (Shelburne, Mass.) and freshman outside hitter Viktoria Pavlyuk (Westfield, Mass.) proved deadly, as they combined for 31 kills.
 
• RIC freshman setter Sydney Green (West Warwick, R.I.) led the way for the Anchorwomen with 13 assists and also registered seven digs.
 
• UNE freshman setter Addie Miller (Wilmington, Del.) handed out a match-high 42 assists.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• UNE hit .278 (52-17-126). RIC hit .052 (27-21-115).
 
• The Nor'Easters led in kills (52-27), assists (48-25), aces (16-11) and digs (63-51).
 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play at Lasell on Thursday, Oct. 21 (7 p.m.).