Raiders Remain Perfect in GNAC, Topping AMCATS, 3-0

NASHUA, N.H.—The Anna Maria College Volleyball team fell to the Raiders of Rivier University in straight sets this evening in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest held at the Muldoon Gymnasium. The Raiders are now 21-5 overall and a perfect 7-0 in the conference while the AMCATS fall to 14-12 and 4-4 in the GNAC.

The Raiders took all three sets from the AMCATS by a 25-16 margin in the first two sets and a 25-24 margin in the third. Rivier held the AMCATS to nine kills in the first and third sets while allowing only five kills in the second. They tallied 16 of their own kills in the first set and 12 in the second and third.

The AMCATS were paced by freshman Amari King (Lawrence, Mass.) who had 10 kills and senior Samantha Parker (Athol, Mass.) who added 19 assists. Freshman Carolina Garcia (Springfield, Mass.) and junior Demi Carrero (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) each had eight digs apiece to lead the team.

The Raiders were lead by junior Lauren Silverman (Chelmsford, Mass.) who added 15 kills and three total blocks on the day. Teammate Dana Mott (Medway, Mass.) also helped lead the Raiders to victory with 10 kills and a .833 hitting percentage. Senior Emily O'Reilly (San Francisco, Calif.) provided 32 assists and junior Molly McCormack (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) led the defensive effort with 8 digs while Bethany Trevino (Westminster, Colo.) contributed seven digs in the victory.

Anna Maria will travel to Simmons College on Saturday, October 24^th for a tri-match with the Sharks and WPI at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. When the Raiders return to action on Thursday, it will be a battle for first place. Johnson & Wales University will enter the Muldoon Gymnasium with a 7-0 GNAC record and the winner of this upcoming match-up will likely determine the overall #1 seed in the 2015 GNAC Tournament, which begins on November 3^rd.