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SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The Western New England University women's volleyball team hit .324 in the final set to put the finishing touches on a 25-23, 25-22, 25-13 non-conference victory Thursday evening over a determined Rhode Island College squad at the Alumni Healthful Living Center Field House. The Golden Bears kept their undefeated home record intact to improve to 9-1 overall on the season, while the Anchorwomen fall to 3-9.

Devyn Frank spiked a match-best 11 kills on a .357 hitting percentage and posted two blocks, followed by Kasey Cameron with eight kills (.368), three digs and a block, and Tyler Singh had seven kills (.417). Senior co-captain Heather Mears added 26 assists, three service aces and 11 digs, while two-time reigning Commonwealth Coast Conference Libero of the Week Grace Kucharski tied for the match lead with 13 digs.

"It was great to get the victory in the end and see some players step-up and focus on each and every point with a reckless abandon for winning – and have fun while doing it," Western New England coach Bret Stothart said after the match. "If we can get all 16 players doing that throughout an entire match, we can really play some great volleyball and accomplish some great things."

Amanda Cabral and Jessica Ho paced the RIC offense with 10 kills and 27 assists, respectively. Breanna Boyer contributed 13 digs to go along with nine digs.

Both teams had nearly equal the number of kills (WNE, 35-34), but the Golden Bears were the more efficient offense. Western New England committed 12 less errors with 14 total among 102 total attempts for a .206 attack percentage, while the Anchorwomen recorded 26 errors in 112 chances for a .071 clip.

The visitors didn't go quietly, though. In the first set, Cabral had two kills to help spark a 4-0 run to put RIC ahead 10-6. WNE eventually reclaimed the lead and Cameron put WNE up 1-0 in the match with a kill down the middle.

In the second set, neither side led by more than three points.