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Rams turn away Nor'easters in straight sets

BOSTON -- Suffolk University logged a 3-0 women's volleyball result (25-19, 25-12, 25-19) versus the University of New England in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Tuesday night (Oct. 25) at Smith Court.

A couple kills from Viktoria Pavlyuk and five Rams errors had the Nor'easters out to a quick 7-0 lead in the 1st set. However, after the margin peaked at 14-6, an 11-1 Suffolk run featuring three service aces by Harmony Johnson and two kills from Jessica Weber vaulted the hosts in front (17-15).

In the 2nd, it was 13-10 in favor of Suffolk when the Rams rattled off nine unanswered to take control, including three kills from Grace Cervenka. Following an 8-0 start by the hosts in the 3rd, UNE managed to close within three at 16-13 and 22-19, but couldn't extend the match.

For Suffolk (18-9, 5-3 CCC), McKenna Keowen and Jasmine James topped the attack with nine kills apiece. Weber and Alina Nowakowski added seven each, and Cervenka recorded six. Johnson supported with 36 assists, and Tatum Kalt accounted for six of the team's 16 aces. Morgan Kelsey and Keowen went for 13 and 10 digs, respectively.

Pavlyuk guided the Nor'easters (6-15, 2-6 CCC) with eight winners and had a hand in four of the squad's seven blocks. Lauren Davenport chipped in with seven kills and had a team-best 11 digs.

UNE wraps up the regular-season on Saturday at Western New England University.