Volleyball Starts Hectic Week at Roger Williams Tuesday

SUFFOLK at ROGER WILLIAMS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Oct. 18 6:00 p.m. Campus Rec Center Bristol, R.I. RWUHawks.com RWUHawks.com 0-18 Nov. 2, 2021, L, 3-0 Never L18

BOSTON – Suffolk has four matches over four days with the first on Tuesday, Oct. 18's docket at Roger Williams. First serve of the Commonwealth Coast Conference contest is set for 6:00 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk volleyball reentered the win column for with a 3-1 Commonwealth Coast Conference triumph against Salve Regina Wednesday night at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court. The Rams victory, their first in five outings, came by set scores 25-23, 25-20, 21-25 and 25-22. 

MORE READING: Volleyball Snaps Skid with 3-1 Win Over Salve Regina

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk snapped a four-match skid Oct. 12 when it topped Salve Regina, 3-1, to move to 14-9 on the year and 2-3 in CCC contests. The Rams have proven they like to defend home court as more than half of their 14 victories have come at Smith Court.  

The blue-and-gold's attack is average 11.12 kps with Jess Weber (3.67 kps) and McKenna Keowen (3.14 kps) averaging over 3.00 kps. Harmony Johnson sets up the offense with 7.27 assists per set. She is also a threat at the service line with 0.69 aces per set, which falls second on the squad behind Morgan Kelsey's 0.96 aces per set. 

Kenzley Bell takes on the bulk of the defensive load with 4.69 dps. She is complimented by Kelsey's 2.16 dps and Keowen's 2.14 dps with Alina Nowakowski and Grace Cerveneka providing 0.58 bps and 0.55 bps, respectively. 

HAVE TO KNOW 'BOUT THE HAWKS
Roger Williams (5-16, 1-4 CCC) has fallen in seven matches in a row.  

Brianna Picchietti's 2.39 kps powers the Hawks' 9.10 kps that is set up by Ava Mattiucci (4.46 aps) and Emma Bosco (3.29 aps). 

Soraya Bussatti-Esaponl's 3.67 dps anchors the defense. Kaylee Jackson supplies 2.90 dps and Rachel Borzone adds 2.77 dps. Jasmine Babbitt chips in 0.84 bps at the net. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Roger Williams series started in 1998. 
• The Rams have yet to take down the Hawks to trail the all-time series, 0-18. 
• Suffolk last met RWU, Nov. 2, 2021, in the CCC Quarterfinals. The Hawks swept the blue-and-gold in that battle in Bristol, Rhode Island. 
• Seven matches have been played in Boston (0-7), six in Bristol, Rhode Island (0-6) and five at neutral sites (0-5). 
• Ten matches have been decided in straight sets, four in Boston, and four with the Rams as the true away team and two at neutral hardwood. 
• Six outings were four set decisions. Two came away and at a neutral site, respectively, with a pair of 3-1 contests in Beantown as well as including the last meeting, Sept. 23, 2021. 
• Just two battles went the distance. One was played at RWU and other was at a neutral site.  

EYES ON THE MATCH

RAMS RECOGNITION
Kenzley Bell of Suffolk volleyball earned her second CCC Libero of the Week recognition after her standout showing in a four-set victory over Salve Regina, the league office announced Monday.  

MORE READING: Bell Picks Up Second Libero of the Week

RECORD WATCH
Suffolk's seniors have a chance to make the Rams' record books this season.  

Harmony Johnson looks to be the program's all-time leader in assists and is just 12 handouts away from tying the mark held by Julia Sullivan (1821 assists), who wore the blue-and-gold from 2007-10. 

Kenzley Bell, meanwhile, joined the 1,000-dig club on Saturday, Oct. 8 versus Manhattanville. She became just the third Suffolk student-athlete to do so, first since Dakhensey Marcellus accomplished the feat in 2020. Now, the Lake Park, Georgia native is inching into second-place on the all-time digs list as she is 41 digs away from upstaging Marcellus' mark of 1,074. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk makes a pit stop at Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Thursday, Oct. 20 when it closes its non-conference calendar versus Albertus Magnus at 7:00 p.m.