Women's Volleyball Celebrates Senior Day with Sweep over Roger Williams

BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore Helen Barthe (Blythewood, S.C.) garnered a team-high 11 kills as the Wentworth Institute of Technology women's volleyball team swept the Hawks of Roger Williams University on Saturday morning in the Commonwealth Coast Conference regular-season finale for both teams.

With the win, the Leopards secured the third seed in the upcoming CCC Tournament and will host the sixth seed on Tuesday night that has yet to be determined.

RECORDS:

• Wentworth (15-9, 7-2 CCC)
• Roger Williams (5-20, 1-8 CCC)

WENTWORTH STAT LEADERS:

• Kills – Helen Barthe, 11; Riley Waggoner, 6; Ashley Cao, 5
• Assists – Lexi Zabloudil, 18; Ashley Cao, 13
• Aces – Lexi Zabloudil, 2
• Digs – Ashley Cao, 11; Helen Barthe, 10, Lexi Zabloudil, 4
• Blocks – Abby Warren, 2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Leopards rolled into the match strongly with a kill from senior Riley Waggoner (Simi Valley, Calif.) to put the home team ahead 1-0. Back-and-forth errors brought the score higher for both teams until kills from freshman Riley Schoonmaker (Montgomery, N.Y.) and sophomore Helen Barthe (Blythewood, S.C.) kept the Leopards ahead 12-6. A service ace from junior Shelby Seage (Cocoa, Fla.) gave Wentworth the next point. Kills by Schoonmaker, Seage, and sophomore Ashley Cao (Morrisville, N.C.) solidified the Leopards' lead at 20-15. Wentworth rattled off multiple kills, including two from Barthe, to grab a 25-17 win and a 1-0 match lead.
• Thanks to the Hawks committing errors early in the second set, the Leopards were able to jump out to an early 8-1 lead. A kill by Schoonmaker kept the lead at 13-3. A kill by sophomore Ema Thompson (Lewiston, Idaho) helped the black and gold extend the advantage to 17-3. Although the Hawks challenged the Leopards to grab the set-winning point by winning six-straight points, a kill by Waggoner sealed the set for Wentworth, giving them a 25-15 win and a 2-0 match lead.
• The Hawks gained an early 5-2 lead in the third set. A kill by sophomore Abby Maher (North Granby, Conn.) inched the Leopards closer, still behind 7-6. A kill by Abby Warren (Gilmanton, N.H.) put the Leopards ahead 9-8. Kills by Waggoner, Barthe, and Maher, paired with errors, extended Wentworth's lead to 17-8. The two teams traded kills in the wanning moments of the set until a kill from Maher and an error on the Hawks' side gave the Leopards a 25-14 win and a 3-0 match sweep.

THE SERIES:

• Today marked the 49^th meeting between the two squads. Roger Williams leads the all-time series 46-3.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth hosts the sixth seed that has yet to be determined in the CCC Tournament beginning on Tuesday night.

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