Providence, R.I.--Junior libero Nicole Normandin (Blackstone, Mass.) recorded 27 digs as the Rhode Island College women's volleyball team fell vs. Emmanuel, 3-2, at the Murray Center on Tuesday night.
 
THE BASICS
Emmanuel 3, Rhode Island College 2
Emmanuel (2-1)
Rhode Island College (2-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• It was an evenly matched affair in the first set until the very end, with no team having a lead larger than three, when the Saints went up by four, 23-19. The Anchorwomen erupted for a 6-0 run to take the set by two, 25-23.
 
• Emmanuel was dominant in the second set, soaring out to a 17-2 lead. They would eventually win the set, 25-9.
 
• The two teams traded blows in the third set all the way until the score was tied, 23-23. Emmanuel sophomore outside hitter Isabella Marquez (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) got the final kill of the stanza to take it for the visitors, 25-23.
 
• The Anchorwomen would respond in the fourth set, going on a 7-1 run to take a 20-17 lead. Kills by junior middle blocker Megan Philbrick (Johnston, R.I.) and sophomore middle blocker Sydnee Pires (Rochester, Mass.) allowed RIC to win the set by six, 25-19.
 
• Marquez would continue her prowess in the fifth set, recording two kills and an ace as Emmanuel won the deciding frame, 15-11, to secure the 3-2 victory.
 
• Philbrick tallied 11 kills in the losing effort.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host Framingham State on Tuesday, Sept. 19 (7 p.m.).