WESTON, Mass. – Regis College defeated Southern Vermont College, 3-0, in a New England Collegiate Conference women's volleyball matchup on Saturday afternoon, and followed that up with a 3-0 setback to Worcester State University in the nightcap. The Lancers defeated the Mountaineers, 3-0, in the middle match of the day.

Regis College 3, Southern Vermont College 0 (25-10, 25-22, 25-8)
In the first match of the day, Regis College (14-8, 1-0 NECC) defeated Southern Vermont College (4-9, 0-1 NECC), 3-0, in a New England Collegiate Conference matchup. The Pride beat the Mountaineers for the first time in six tries dating back to 2011, including the last two NECC Championship matches, and improved to 1-0 in the NECC this year.

Regis jumped out to an early 9-5 lead following back-to-back service aces from Marilia Ramos (Chimbote, Peru), forcing a Southern Vermont timeout. The Pride never looked back, taking the opening set 25-10 behind four kills from Gracie Molinari (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) and six service aces from the team.

In the second set, the Pride held a 16-9 lead after another Molinari kill. Southern Vermont would not go away, however, as the Mountaineers climbed back into the match, and trailed 18-16 following an Alexandra Sinicropi (Fulltonville, N.Y.) kill and a pair of Pride errors. Regis pushed their lead back to 21-16 after a Shay Faber (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) service ace, but four errors by the Pride allowed SVC back into the match and the score was as close as 22-21.

An SVC error followed by a Tina Lathrop (Houston, Texas) kill got the Pride to within one point of winning the set, 24-21, and prompted a Southern Vermont timeout. Molinari ended the set with a kill on a feed from Lathrop as the Pride took a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-22 win.

Set three was all Regis as the Pride hit .345 in the game, led by four kills apiece from Molinari and Nicole Connolly (San Mateo, Calif.), and three kills each from Sam Bliss (Framingham, Mass.) and Kristina del Rey (Miami, Fla.).

Molinari led the Pride attack with 15 kills, while Sam Bliss and Connolly added six kills apiece. Shay Faber and Kristina del Rey added five kills each. Bliss and Connolly led the Pride defense with 11 digs apiece, and Tina Lathrop had 29 assists and nine digs.

Southern Vermont was led by four kills from Brin Goldman (St. Croix, Virgin Islands), with Alexandra Sinicropi adding a pair of kills and nine digs. Jessica Delgado (Los Angeles, Calif.) had 10 digs in the match, while Sheilani Kaleopa (Riverside, Calif.) had eight digs and six assists.

Worcester State University 3, Southern Vermont College 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-13)
In match two of the day, Worcester State University swept Southern Vermont College, 3-0, in a non-conference matchup.

Alyssa Jasper posted five kills and Worcester State hit .222 in the opening set as the Lancers took the first game, 25-13. Jasper registered five more kills in the second game, and WSU swung .433, as the Lancers grabbed a 2-0 lead with a 25-17 win in the second set. SVC's Jessica Delgado posted five kills of her own in the game. In the third and final game, Worcester State raced out to a 10-2 lead and never looked back, leading by as many as 12 in the game, as they completed the sweep with a 25-13 win.

Alyssa Jasper led the Lancers with 13 kills and nine digs, while Meghan Deighan (Lynnfield, Mass.) had six kills. Ali Remigio (Tewksbury, Mass.), Jennifer Cabral (Swansea, Mass.), and Valerie Hoyle (Bridgewater, Mass.) added four kills apiece. Kaylee Leduc (Swansea, Mass.) posted a match-high 14 digs, and Cabral had 10 of her own. Amanda Lewis (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) handed out a match-high 34 assists to go with six digs and two blocks.

Southern Vermont's Jessica Delgado posted nine kills, two service aces, and 13 digs. Alexandra Sinicropi added five kills and eight digs, while Brin Goldman had four kills and nine digs. Sheilani Kaleopa dished out 16 assists to go with eight digs.

Worcester State University 3, Regis College 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18)
In the final match of the day, Worcester State fought off the host Regis College for a hard-earned, 3-0 win by set scores of 25-23, 25-22, and 25-18.

A Kristina del Rey kill in the opening set gave the Pride their largest lead of the game at 16-8, and Regis looked poised to run away with the game. However, the Lancers scored 10 of the next 13 points to pull within two at 20-18 following a kill from Jennifer Cabral. The teams traded points before a pair of Cabral kills and a block sandwiched a Meghan Deighan kill to pull WSU even at 23-23. Deighan ended the match with back-to-back kills as the Lancers took the opening game, 25-23.

In the second set, Worcester State was the team to jump out to an early lead as two-straight errors by the Pride made it a 15-10 advantage for the Lancers. Nicole Connolly registered a kill to pull the Pride within one at 20-19, and a Sam Bliss service ace made it a 21-all contest a few points later. WSU ended the game scoring four of the final five points as Worcester State grabbed a 25-22 win in second set for a 2-0 lead.

The third game started out much the same as Worcester State raced out to a 9-3 lead early in the set. Regis fought its way back as a Marilia Ramos service ace left the game at 9-8 in favor of WSU. The Lancers answered with another run, this time outscoring Regis 7-1, to take a commanding 16-9 lead. The Pride responded with a run of their own, getting the score as close as 19-17, but Worcester State held off the Pride with a 6-1 stretch to take the final game 25-18.

Sam Bliss led the Pride attack with a double-double of 10 kills and 11 digs. Gracie Molinari added eight kills and a pair of blocks, while Nicole Connolly had five kills and 11 digs of her own. Shay Faber had three kills and 10 digs. Tina Lathrop finished the match with 20 assists and nine digs.

Alyssa Jasper posted 10 kills and seven digs to pace the Lancers. Jennifer Cabral added nine kills and 12 digs. Meghan Deighan and Jamika Townsend (Virginia Beach, Va.) registered five kills apiece, with Townsend adding 12 digs and Deighan leading WSU with six total blocks. Kaylee Leduc posted a match-high 19 digs, and Amanda Lewis had 28 assists, seven digs, and five blocks on the day.