Castleton, Vt.--Junior outside hitter Amelia Murphy (North Attleboro, Mass.) recorded a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs as the Rhode Island College women's volleyball team defeated Castleton, 3-2 (18-25, 15-25, 25-17, 25-14, 15-12), in Little East action played at Glenbrook Gym on Sunday afternoon to wrap up the 2020-21 season.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 3, Castleton 2 (18-25, 15-25, 25-17, 25-14, 15-12)
Rhode Island College (1-4, 1-4 LEC)
Castleton (0-4, 0-4 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• CU dominated the opening set as they climbed out to a 16-point lead, 24-8, before the Anchorwomen rattled off 10 straight points, but the Spartans rebounded and closed out the set to win by seven, 25-18.
 
• Castleton controlled the pace during the second set, as the Spartans built a nine-point, 18-9, lead before closing the door on the Anchorwomen by 10, 25-15.
 
• In the early stages of the third set, both teams traded points, before the Anchorwomen were able to rip off a 10-3 run and capture the set, 25-17.
 
• RIC came out in the fourth set with intensity as they used another big, 12-2, run to take an 18-8 lead over the Spartans.
 
• Castleton scored four straight points to cut its deficit to six, 19-13, before the Anchorwomen put their foot down and closed out the set by 11, 25-14, and even the match at two sets apiece.
 
• Back and forth action saw the score tied twice in the fifth set before the Anchorwomen rattled off five straight points to give RIC a 13-8 lead and the momentum to close out the set.
 
• Castleton used a pair of timeouts to slow down the momentum and scored four straight points before RIC Murphy was set up by junior setter Wynter Conlon (East Walpole, Mass.) for the set-winning kill.
 
• RIC senior right side hitter Eden Anthony (Cranston, R.I.) and sophomore middle hitter Angelly Polanco (Providence, R.I.) both recorded seven kills on the day.
 
• Conlon led the match with 36 assists and added 10 digs for a double-double effort.
 
• Castleton was led by sophomore outside hitter Lizzy Goodrich (Essex Junction, Vt.) with a game-high 16 kills, two service aces and four digs.
 
• Junior outside hitter Jessica Trudeau (South Glenn Falls, N.Y.) recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 12 digs.
 
• Senior setter Bre MacDuff (Hudson Falls, N.Y.) registered 34 assists and contributed seven digs.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC hit .160 percent (40-21-119) with 40 kills, 38 assists and 60 digs.
 
• CU hit .096 percent (46-32-146) with 46 kills, 43 assists and 55 digs.
 
• RIC held a slight advantage in service aces, 13-11.