BOSTON, MA - The Saint Joseph's (13-13, 3-5 GNAC) Volleyball lost to Simmons (10-13, 4-3), 13-25, 16-25, 22-25, and fell to Rivier (15-10, 5-1), 17-25, 20-25, 18-25, on Saturday in a conference tri-match at the Holmes Sports Center on the campus of Simmons College.

Sarah Hawkes '13 (Pownal, ME) recorded 15 kills, 18 digs and 5 total blocks in the twinbill and Kiah Begley '13 (Berwick, ME/St. Thomas Aquinas) had 29 assists and 11 digs in the two matches. Caitlin Cleary '13 (Scarborough, ME) added 14 digs and 7 kills and Leocadya Koziski '13 (Peabody, MA) netted 6 kills and 9 digs on the day.

Hawkes recorded a .615 hitting percentage in the opener against Simmons and continued her high level of play with a .500 success rate against Rivier.

Saint Joseph's will host University of Maine-Farmington in a non-conference match on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

Simmons def. St. Joseph's (Me.) 25-13,25-16,25-22

St. Joseph's (Me.) (14-11, 4-3 GNAC) (Kills-aces-blocks) -
Sarah Hawkes 10-0-3; Karen King 4-0-0; Leocadya Koziski 3-0-0; Caitlin
Cleary 3-1-0; Kiah Begley 3-0-0; Samantha Varrell 1-1-1; Totals
24-2-3.0. (Assists) - Kiah Begley 18. (Dig leaders) - Leocadya Koziski
8; Caitlin Cleary 7

Simmons (Kills-aces-blocks) - ; Totals 0-0-0.0. (Assists) - .
(Dig leaders) -

Site: Simmons College


Date: Oct 17, 2009   Attend:     Time: