Box Score NORTHFIELD, Vt.—Nicole Peacock totaled 12 kills on .222 percent hitting to lead the Raiders of Rivier University to a 3-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win against the Cadets of Norwich University on Wednesday evening in Andrews Hall. With the win, the Raiders improve to 11-5 overall and 3-0 in GNAC play, while the Cadets fall to 6-9 overall and 2-3 in league play.
Game scores were 25-20, 25-16, and 25-21.
After falling 2-0, Norwich fought back in game three and evened the score at 19-19 and took the lead at 20-21, but Rivier outscored the Cadets 5-1 in the final points to clinch their 11th win of the season.
Alex Palmer (South Windsor, Conn.), Gabrielle Miller (Grove City, Ohio) and Tara Lyons (Pocasset, Mass.) all had a team-leading four kills for the Cadets. Miller dished out a team-high 13 assists, while Lyons and Palmer led the team defensively with six digs apiece. Kelsey Mancini (Lynnfield, Mass.) posted a solid performance at the net with four total blocks.
In addition to Peacock's 12 kills, the Raiders were led by Kenna Finlayson with nine kills and Jackie Pisecco with six. Emily O'Reilly dished out a match-high 29 assists for the Raiders, while Jessica Amaral totaled a match-high 11 digs and Lyndsey Sweeney contributed 10.
The Raiders totaled 38 kills in the win while holding the Cadets to 18. On the match, Rivier posted a .133 hitting percentage to Norwich's .034 percentage.
Norwich returns to action on Saturday, October 6 when they host Simmons College and Suffolk University in tri-mach action. Match times are slated for 12:00, 2:00, and 4:00 p.m.
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