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Golden Bears Ousted in CCC Women's Volleyball Semifinals

Box Score BRISTOL, R.I.--No. 4 seed Western New England University couldn't overcome a poor hitting night during a 25-17, 25-20, 25-23 loss at top-seeded Roger Williams University in the Commonwealth Coast Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament Semifinals on Thursday at the Campus Rec Center. The Golden Bears fall to 22-7 overall and will await word on hopefully selection to either the NCAA Division III or Eastern College Athletic Conference New England championships. RWU (18-10), meanwhile, will have a chance to win its fourth straight CCC crown on Saturday.

Western New England finished the match attacking at a .092 clip while Roger Williams hit .283. The Golden Bears fell behind early 11-4 en route to hitting just .053 in the first set, when the Hawks countered with a .279.

Tyler Singh led WNE with six kills and a .400 attack percentage, and Kasey Cameron also had six putdowns. Heather Mears had 19 assists and nine digs.

Roger Williams had a three-pronged attack in Elizabeth Flaherty with 14 kills (.700), Kelsey Twarog with 11 (.207) and Abby Cunningham, 10 (.421). Nicole Weber added 35 assists.

The Hawks, who avenged a regular-season loss to Western New England on Senior Night, put the match away with a 16-kill, 1-error, .484-percentage performance in the third set.

Defensively, Grace Kucharski led the Golden Bears with 13 digs while Kelsee Loche had 18 for the other side.

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Players Mentioned

Kasey Cameron

#13 Kasey Cameron

Outside Hitter
5' 10"
Sophomore
Grace Kucharski

#14 Grace Kucharski

Defensive Specialist
5' 5"
Sophomore
Heather Mears

#3 Heather Mears

Setter
5' 6"
Senior
Tyler Singh

#7 Tyler Singh

Middle Hitter
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kasey Cameron

#13 Kasey Cameron

5' 10"
Sophomore
Outside Hitter
Grace Kucharski

#14 Grace Kucharski

5' 5"
Sophomore
Defensive Specialist
Heather Mears

#3 Heather Mears

5' 6"
Senior
Setter
Tyler Singh

#7 Tyler Singh

5' 10"
Junior
Middle Hitter