WESTON, MA - Saint Joseph's (3-2) defeated Salem State 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16) and Regis (25-23, 25-27, 25-22, 25-21) before falling to Worcester State 2-3 (25-22, 19-25, 19-25, 26-24, 12-15) and forfeiting to Norwich on Saturday in the Pride Invitational. Several young players posted outstanding efforts for the Monks, including Kiah Begley '13 (Berwick, ME), who recorded 88 assists, and Sarah Hawkes '13 (Pownal, ME), who notched 40 kills.

The 3-0 start was the first for the Monks since 1997, when the Royal Blue went on to post a 22-14 record and win a conference championship, as well as advance to the New England Regional Tournament, under Head Coach John Razsa. The victory over Regis was the Monks' first in five attempts dating back to the 2006 campaign.

Saint Joseph's will play Rhode Island College at 9:00 AM and Worcester Polytechnic Institute at 1:30 PM before heading back to Standish on Sunday.

Notes:

Caitlin Cleary '13 (Scarborough, ME) notched 11 kills in the five-set loss to Worcester and 26 overall for the day...Cleary also recorded seven aces and 15 digs in 12 sets of play...Kaleigh McHale '12 (Dracut, MA) had nine digs against both Worcester and Regis and tallied 21 total...Samantha Varrell '12 (Portsmouth, NH) netted 14 digs and 10 assists...Jordan Pelczar '12 (Meredith, NH) registered 15 kills.