NEWTON, Mass. – After dropping the first two sets of Wednesday afternoon's match against Lasell, the Norwich women's volleyball rallied to a dramatic 3-2 win to steal a Great Northeast Athletic Conference match on the Lasers' home floor.

Norwich (17-7, 6-2 GNAC) used a balanced offense with five players recording double-digit kills to win by scores of 24-26, 23-25, 25-13, 25-16, and 15-10.

Senior Molly Rice led the Cadets' rally charge with 40 assists, 24 digs and 11 kills. Fellow senior Thea Evans added 14 kills, 31 digs, and six service aces.

Junior Ivana Batur tallied 13 kills and 13 digs while junior Brittany Palmer had 11 kills and 19 digs.

April Byllaardt posted 11 kills and three digs as well to round out the Cadets' stat leaders.

Norwich has now won four straight matches heading into a crucial weekend tri-match against conference-leading Johnson & Wales (20-9, 10-0 GNAC) and third-place Emerson (18-8, 7-1 GNAC). The Cadets face J&W at noon and Emerson at 2 p.m. in Boston.

Photo courtesy of Jennifer Langille Photography