Plymouth, N.H.—Rhode Island College rode junior outside hitter
Amelia Murphy's (North Attleboro, Mass.) fourth double-double in her last five matches as the Anchorwomen downed Maine-Presque Isle, 3-1, in the second leg of a women's volleyball tri-match hosted by Plymouth State on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 3, Maine-Presque Isle 1
Rhode Island College (6-7)
Maine-Presque Isle (2-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC took set one by 11, 25-14. Maine-Presque Isle rebounded with a six-point win in the second set, 25-19. The Anchorwomen answered with back-to-back wins, 25-15 and 25-19, to win the match, 3-1.
• Murphy grabbed her fifth double-double with 13 kills and 15 digs.
• Freshman outside hitter
Rhiannon Hodovanec (Feeding Hills, Mass.) had four aces, four kills and seven digs on the afternoon.
• Sophomore setter
Aubrey St. Onge (Tilton, N.H.) handed out a career-high 23 helpers.
• For Maine-Presque Isle, junior setter
Hailey Kelly (Wells, Maine) had a fantastic day, dishing out 21 assists and smacking five aces.
BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC hit .129 (34-18-124), while Maine-Presque Isle hit .021 (31-28-144)
• RIC had five student-athletes total 10 or more digs and the team notched 12 service aces in the win.
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will resume Little East action at home vs. UMass Boston on Thursday, Oct. 7 (7 p.m.).