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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: No. 3 Seed JWU Captures Sixth Straight GNAC Title


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Courtesy of Rivier Athletics Communications

NASHUA, NH - The Rivier women's volleyball team fell this afternoon to the #3 seeded Johnson & Wales in four sets 3-1 during the GNAC Finals.

THE BASICS:
Date: 11/6/2021
Score: JWU 3, Rivier 1: Sets (25-20, 19-25, 24-26, 22-25)
Records: JWU (19-9), Rivier (21-6)

HOW IT HAPPENED:
-  Errors plagued the Raiders on Championship Saturday. Rivier totaled 47 errors on the day and finished the contest with a .094 kill percentage. They were able to come back in set one to pull it out with a late run, but that would be all they got.
-  JWU bounced back from the first set and found themselves winning the next three sets. Peyton Oliver finished with a match high 13 kills along with six digs. Kyra Hissner found her way onto the All-Tournament team and MVP of the match. She finished with 36 assists, five kills, and nine digs.
- For the Raiders, Sydney Racevicius (Woodbury, CT) ended with a team high 12 kills along with seven digs. Avery Pollard (Ballston Lake, NY) finished with a game high in service aces with five along with 31 assists, three kills, and two digs.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
-  Kills: JWU 46, Rivier 37
-  Assists: JWU 44, Rivier 36
-  Digs: JWU 60, Rivier 53

All-Tournament Team:
- Kate Montigny - Regis
- Sydney Iannantuono - Simmons
- Avery Pollard – Rivier
- Lily Blodgett – Rivier
- Emily Corbett – JWU
- Tiah Scott – JWU
- Kyra Hissner – JWU – MVP