Head Coach Ray DeAngelis said after the tri-match: “This was a great way to end the regular season. We want to continue this level of play as we head into the playoffs. To that end we will scrimmage a CCRI alumni team led by former Lady Knights’ stars Kimiyo Garcia (2007), April Oberhelman (2006), Jen Humphrey (2007) and Laura Pelton (2004) on Tuesday and the Salve Regina volleyball team on Saturday.”

Go Lady Knights!

No. 11 Ranked Lady Knights Strike Early and Often Defeating STCC 9-0!

The No. 11 ranked (NJCAA/NSCAA) CCRI Lady Knights defeated Region XXI foe Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) 9-0. With the victory the Lady Knights improve their overall record to 10-2 and end the season 6-0 in Region XXI play.

From the opening whistle it was evident that the Lady Rams of STCC were no match for the Lady Knights. The Lady Knights overwhelmed STCC with crisp passing and aggressive defense scoring four goals in the first nine minutes of the match. They added two more in the first half followed by three more tallies in the second half.

Ashley Choiniere (Hope, RI) led the Lady Knights’ attack with two goals and two assists for the afternoon. Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) and Jessica Collinson (West Kingston, RI) each added two assists. Crystal Sullivan (Johnston, RI) and Megan Belmont (Pawtucket, RI) combined for the shutout.

The Lady Knights will face the Lady Knights of CCBC-Essex Sunday the 19th at 11:00am.

Go Lady Knights!

No. 11 Ranked Lady Knights Expel CCBC-Essex 5-0 to Celebrate Sophomore Day!

The No. 11 ranked (NJCAA/NSCAA) CCRI Lady Knights soccer team defeated the Lady Knights of the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex 5-0. With the victory the Lady Knights of CCRI end the regular season with an 11-2 record.

Inspired by Jim Morris’s rendition of the National Anthem on Sophomore Day, the Lady Knights took control right from the opening kickoff and never looked back despite only tallying two scores in the first half. Domenica Barsoian (Greenville, RI) had the unassisted game winner at the five minute mark of the first half, followed by a marker by Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) at the 13th minute, assisted by Jessica Collinson (West Kingston, RI).

Alyssa Giudici (Cranston, RI) put the Lady Knights on the board in the second half of a beautiful cross from Collinson with a nice header at the 11th minute. Amy Torres (Warwick, RI) and Corinne Sherman (North Smithfield, RI) completed the scoring for the day as they added goals at the 17th and 23rd minutes. Crystal Sullivan (Johnston, RI) and Megan Belmont (Pawtucket, RI) combined for the shutout victory.

The Lady Knights now turn their focus to the District Tournament on November at Region XIX (New Jersey) their opponent and game time TBD.

Go Lady Knights!

CCRI’s Sylvestre Wins Second Race of Season, as Knights finish in second at YSCC Invitational!

CCRI men’s cross country team placed 2nd in a four team field at the YSCC Invitational which was hosted by New Hampshire Tech Institute in Concord, NH. The Knights were led by Sophomore James Sylvestre (Lincoln, RI) who won his second race of the season and his first since the Ray Dwyer Invitational on September 27th. Sylvestre blew away the 2.93 mile course with a time of 26:31. He was followed by teammate Chris Pereira (Cumberland, RI) who finished in 6th place with a time of 28:26 and Chris Allegretta (Warwick, RI) who finished in 11th with a time of 29:32. Rounding out the runners for the men were Josh Santos (Pawtucket, RI) and Nate Cabana (Cumberland, RI) who finished with a time of 31:11 and 33:11 respectively.

On the women’s side Kayleigh Smith (Cumberland, RI) ran her first ever cross country race and had a fantastic showing for herself. Smith ran a 3.1 mile course and finished with a time of 28:48 which was good enough for 8th place.

The Knights are back in action on Sunday October 26th when they race in the Mayors Cup. The Race begins at 9:00am.

Go Knights!

Knights’ Soccer Falls to No. 9 Ranked Manchester CC in 1-0 Heartbreaker

The CCRI Knights men’s soccer team lost to No. 9 ranked (NJCAA DIII) Cougars of Manchester CC 1-0. With the loss the Knights’ record is now 4-5-2 on the season and 2-3-1 in Region XXI play.

The Knights finally returned home after three weeks playing on the road and played one of their best games of the season against No. 9 ranked (NJCAA DIII) Manchester CC. to kick off the game CCRI student advisor Jim Morris who also serves as Knights soccer game announcer sang his rendition of the National Anthem which created an excellent atmosphere for the game to follow.
This was a good challenge for the Knights as Manchester, a Division III school, has beaten all of its Division I opponents this season. The Knights gave up a soft goal on a free kick cross in the 16 minute by Jemmy Cange from Austin Fetzer, making the match more difficult that it should have been for the Knights.

After giving up the lone goal of the game, the Knights pressured the Cougars until the end looking for the equalizer and almost put the game into overtime on a well executed free kick with just minutes to go. Unfortunately, the score did not reward the Knights’ effort as the Knights took the tough 1-0 loss.

CCRI’s next game is this Saturday in Springfield as part of a CCRI Lady Knights and Knights vs. Springfield Tech CC soccer programs doubleheader. The Lady Knights will kick-off at 12noon while the Knights will play at 2:00pm.

No. 11 ranked Lady Knights Defeat Dean 6-0 to win Eighth Straight Region XXI Title!

The No. 11 ranked (NJCAA and NSCAA) CCRI Lady Knights dominated the Bulldogs of Dean College 6-0 to win their eighth consecutive Region XXI title and earned the right play in the District play-offs. In the District Semi-finals the Lady Knights will most likely face Monroe CC. The rematch with Monroe would be just what the doctor ordered for the Lady Knights as they were edged out 2-1 in overtime when they met on September 19th. The other two remaining teams in the District play-offs have yet to be officially determined.

The Lady Knights’ leading scorer Alexis Smith (Wakefield, RI) scored the game winner at the 14th minute mark of the first half. The Lady Knights never looked back from there scoring three more goals before the half ended: Brittney Viera (Fall river, MA) in the 24th minute, Alyssa Giudici (Cranston, RI) scored two one in the in the 34th and one in the 37th minute making the Halftime score 4-0 CCRI.

The Lady Knights continued to dominate play in the second half as Ashley Maisano (Bristol, RI) added a marker at the 13th minute followed by the last goal of the match by Kaela Gentile (Glocester, RI) at the 19th minute making the score 6-0. The Lady Knights scaled the attack down for the duration of the match as they continued to control play until the final whistle. Lady Knights’ Goalkeepers Megan Belmont (Pawtucket, RI) and Crystal Sullivan (Johnston, RI) combined in net for the shut out each recording one save.

The Lady Knights are back in action this Saturday when they travel to play Springfield Technical Community College at noon.

CCRI Knights Soccer falls 3-1 to Region XXI Rival Massasoit CC

The CCRI Knights men’s soccer team traveled to Brockton, MA on Tuesday to take on Division I Region XXI rival Massasoit Community College. Unfortunately the Knights lost 3-1. With the loss the Knights’ record is now 4-4-2 on the season and 2-2-1 in Region XXI play.
The Knights played an excellent first half but as has been the case most of the season, missed four or five great scoring chances, finishing the half tied 0-0.

In the second half Massasoit took advantage of the Knights’ sloppy play and put in three unanswered goals in the first 20 minutes. Down three goals, is never an easy task to turn around at Massasoit but the Knights evened out the rest of the match and made the final score of 3-1, on a goal from Nour Alkhiamy (Johnston, RI) assisted by Kevin DeBrito (North Providence, RI).

The Knights’ next game is this Thursday when they host Manchester Community College on the CCRI Flanagan Campus in at 3:00pm.

CCRI Volleyball Record Now 35-4 after Falling in Semis of CCRI Invitational

The CCRI Lady Knights volleyball team hosted the CCRI Invitational this past weekend versus Howard Community College, Morton College, Springfield JV, Prairie State College, and CCBC-Essex. The Lady Knights went 4-2 on the weekend losing in the semi-finals to Morton College. The Lady Knights record is now 25-4 on the season.

Saturday
Pool play
CCRI defeats Morton 25-15, 16-25, and 16-14
After dominating every phase of the game in the first set and winning 25-7. The Lady Knights up and down theme of the weekend became evident as they dropped the second set 16-25 and then had to scratch out a 16-14 third set victory for the match win.

CCRI loses Prairie State College 17-25 and 17-25
Prairie State College came to our tournament with something to prove. With The Lady Knights winning their tournament back on September 20th. Prairie State wanted this match and took it in convincing fashion 25-17 and 25-17.

CCRI defeats CCBC-Essex 25-10 and 25-20
25-10 and 25-20 wins were highlighted by Jess Putrino (Exeter, RI) stepping in as setter early in the match and doing a great job of directing the team to victory.

CCRI defeats Howard 24-26, 25-23, and 15-10
After losing the first set 24-26, being down 18-23 in the second set with Lady Knights serving specialist Cory Santos (Carlsbad, CA) stepped to the serving line. Her instructions from her coach were simple “go for it” she proceeded to serve out the game with seven straight points highlighted by four aces.

Sunday
Pool play
CCRI defeats Springfield JV 25-21 and 25-18
In this match the Lady Knights were absolutely flat to start the contest but responded well to a very loud time out early in the first set to win this one comfortably 25-21 and 25-18.

Playoff round
CCRI loses to Morton 25-27 and 23-25
The first set of this “Murphy’s Law” Match was in full effect. Every ball that could bounce against the Lady Knights and for Morton happened, including what was the hardest hit ball of the season by Suzanne Landry (Tiverton, RI) hitting off of a Morton player’s shoulder and rebounding all the way to the ceiling 20 feet off court to hit a beam and bounce back into playable area to be returned by Morton. After playing very hard and losing the first set 25-27 the Lady Knights were in a bit of a funk in the second set and were down 8-16 when Head Coach Ray DeAngelis called a time out and never spoke to the players allowing them to “fix themselves” the strategy worked well as the Lady Knights staged a tremendous comeback but fell just short losing 23-25

The Lady Knights had some players put up some amazing numbers this weekend led by All- Tournament selection Cory Santos (Carlsbad, CA) who had 20 aces, nine kills, 47 digs, five blocks, and an astounding 111 assists, Suzanne Landry added 57 kills, 79 digs, five blocks, and five aces. Also contributing for the Lady Knights was Amanda Valentine (West Warwick, RI) with 30 Blocks, 36 kills, 24 digs, and two aces, Ashley Mangione (Warwick, RI) with 86 digs, two blocks, 14 kills, and six aces, and Tia Becker (Clark fork ID) added 120 digs and five aces.

Head Coach Ray DeAngelis said after the match “We had some players put up some great numbers this weekend but we had too much inconsistency. Something we will work hard on in practice this week.”

The Lady Knights are back in action this Saturday when they host Holyoke and Northern Essex for a tri-match starting at 10:00am.

CCRI Men’s Soccer Beats No. 5 Ranked Bristol CC in 3-2 in Overtime!

The CCRI Knights men’s soccer team traveled to Fall River, MA this Saturday to take on Bristol Community College who is ranked No. 5 (NJCAA DIII Poll). CCRI won the contest 3-2 in overtime. With the victory the Knights improve their record to 4-3-2 and 2-1-1 in Region XXI play.

The Knights were prepared for very difficult match. Bristol Community College has the leading scorer in Region XXI, Jason Couto with 30 goals, but found themselves in complete control of the game in the first 20 minutes. With misses on five or six excellent scoring opportunities, CCRI finally got on the board with a goal from Midfielder Sergio DeMelo (Warwick, RI) in the 43rd minute. DeMelo struck again in the 45th minute, both assisted by Forward Cee Harris (Woonsocket, RI).

Unfortunately the Knights could not hold on to the lead, giving up two goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half. With the score tied, both teams traded opportunities in the second half but with no further scoring but with the Knights in control. CCRI took control of the overtime and made it count with skill and speed. The deciding goal was authored by Sergio DeMelo to Prince Tahyor making the final score CCRI 3-2.

Offensively for the Knights Sergio DeMelo (Warwick, RI) had two goals and an assist, Cee Harris (Woonsocket, RI) had two assists and Prince Tahyor (Providence, RI) knocked in the winner on a breakaway in the second minute of the first overtime period. Defensively, Goalkeeper Jason Oliveira (Cumberland, RI) made 12 saves, including some key saves in the second half.

The Knights’ next game will be this Tuesday when they travel to Region XXI Division I rival Massasoit CC in Brocton, MA at 3:00pm.

No. 7 Ranked Lady Knights Soccer Defeats Manchester CC 3-0!

The No.7 ranked (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) CCRI Lady Knights Soccer Team defeated the Region XXI Division III leading Cougars of Manchester Community College 3-0. With the victory the Lady Knights improve their overall record to 8-2 and 4-0 in Region XXI play.

The Lady Knights knew they would be in for a very tough match versus the Cougars who came into the game with 43 goals for and just three goals against with a perfect 9-0 entering the contest.

Sophomore Co-Captain Amy Torres (Warwick, RI) got the Lady Knights on the board first scoring her second marker of the year with a 25 foot blast over the head of the Cougars keeper Nicole Morehouse in the seventh minute for the only score of the half giving them the 1-0 halftime lead.

The Lady Knights added two more goals in the second half. 16 minutes into the half forward Alexis Smith (Wakefield, RI) added her team-leading 11th of the season when she stole the ball and cashed in just inside the 18 yard box giving them a 2-0 advantage. Brittany Viera (Fall River, MA) scored her first goal of the season when she was able to collect an Ashley Maisano (Bristol, RI) corner kick in a crowd of players from both sides and convert for the afternoon’s final tally at 35:41 which mad the final score 3-0.

The Lady Knights were able to dominate the majority of the match, but did have to overcome a couple of defensive lapses that Lady Knight goalkeeper Crystal Sullivan (Johnston, RI), with three saves, was able to smother off the feet of the Manchester forwards.

Next game for the Lady Knights will be Wednesday October, 15th at 3:30pm at Dean College the Lady Knights’ Region XXI and Division rival for the Region XXI title.

CCRI volleyball knocks off Northern Essex to give head coach Ray DeAngelis his 200th career victory!

The CCRI Lady Knights volleyball team defeated Northern Essex Community College 25-8, 25-16, and 25-8 to improve their overall record to 31-2 and 5-0 in Region XXI play. The win marked the 200th victory in head coach Ray DeAngelis’ collegiate coaching career.

The Lady Knights were a model of efficiency last night as they served up 20 aces and recorded 25 kills in 46 attempts with only two errors. “The pace of match was kind of slow, but we played our game well as a team,” DeAngelis said. “I could not think of a better group to have coached to get my 200th victory.”

DeAngelis started his seventh season as head coach with a 169-92 career record. He serves as director of the Rhode Island Volleyball Officials Association executive board and as Yankee Volleyball Tournament Director. For many years, DeAngelis served as the director of the Cranston Volleyball Club and the Rally Point Volleyball club in Smithfield, and as a member of the National Federation of High Schools Rules Committee representing Region One. DeAngelis is the college’s purchasing officer.
The Lady Knights are back in action this weekend when they host CCRI Invitational matches on Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m.

Lady Knights Chart 200th Win in Program History Defeating Mercer County CC 4-2!

The CCRI Lady Knights Women’s Soccer Team defeated the Vikings of Mercer County Community College 4-2. With the victory the Lady Knights improve their record to 7-2 on the season. In beating Mercer County the Lady Knights earned their 200th victory in the programs existence.

The Lady Knights took control of the match right from the opening whistle. Nicole Kufel (Oradell, NJ) took a free kick just over the midfield line which Alexis Smith (Wakefield, RI) collected nicely and converted at the 9:50 mark. Ashley Maisano (Bristol, MA) took a nice corner kick which Alyssa Giudici (Cranston, RI) corralled and send over to Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) for the second goal. Giudici finished off the scoring for the half when she tapped in the third goal from a ball Smith threaded through the defense. The score was 3-0 CCRI at the half.

This game was a tale of two halves. Mercer County stormed back and scored two goals in the first three minutes of the second half to give the Lady Knights a scare. The second was by Vikings leading scorer Kasey Kenny who freed herself from the defense and finish on a low shot along the ground. Jesse Lee Reemus took advantage of an off-sides trap gone awry as she was able to finish on a breakaway.

The Lady Knights got back on track as Nicole Kufel once again showed her free kick prowess blasting a shot at the Viking’s keeper Heidi Summers who was able to deflect but Ashley Choiniere (Hope, RI) calmly played into the back of the net to make the score 4-2.

The Lady Knights are back in action when they host Manchester CC Wednesday the 8th at Sutton field at Bryant University.

Go Lady Knights!

Lady Knights Tennis Nipped by Nassau 4-3

For the second day in a row the Lady Knights were on the road facing off this time against Nassau Community College. The match was played at Suffolk County Community College. This Nassau team is a much improved tennis team under the direction of its new coach Dr. Cheryl Novins. The Lions proved to be just a little too strong for the Lady Knights as they lost 4-3.
• In first singles, freshman Ashley Helm (Pawtucket, RI) defeated Kristina Rossano, 6-2, 6-1.
• In second singles, sophomore Captain Lindsay Osborn (E. Greenwich) defeated Katie Flynn, 7-5. 4-6, 6-3.
• In third singles, freshman Samantha Browning (Mystic, CT) fell to Fran Pavicevic, 6-3, 7-6 (11-9).
• In fourth singles, sophomore Captain Hannah Koski (Coventry, RI) lost to Rebecca Yu, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
• In fifth singles, freshman Shannon Duffy (Taunton, MA) fell to Lauren Wightman, 7-6, 6-2.
• In first doubles, Helm and Browning teamed up to face Rossano and Flynn, dropping the contest 6-3, 6-4.
• Second doubles was a competitive match that saw Captains Osborn and Koski prevail in a hotly contested match to Pavicevic and Yu, 6-3, 6-4.

Coach Deb Panzica said after her match, “Today signaled the end of the current fall season for the Lady Knights, and the women gave everything they had. The loss drops us to 1-3 as far as head to head matches as the women sought matches against tough competition in the northeast.”

The Lady Knights are exploring the opportunity to play another match or two this year which may include a return match with Nassau this time here at CCRI. As further details become available there will be updates.

Go Lady Knights!

Lady Knights Drop Match to National Power Suffolk County Community College

The CCRI Women’s Tennis team traveled to Selden, New York for to take on Suffolk County Community College. According to CCRI Head Coach Deb Panzica Suffolk looks to be the class of Region XV as they went into Friday’s matches undefeated. On top of Suffolk being in the top class of Division III tennis this would mark the fourth straight weekend that the Lady Knights would go on the road. The Knights would battle and give Suffolk everything they had but it was not enough as the Suffolk would remain undefeated beating the Lady Knights 5-0. The Lady Knights with the loss drops to 1-2 on the season.

• In first singles, freshman Ashley Helm (Pawtucket, RI) lost to Morgan Milleisen, 6-7, 6-3, and 6-1.
• In second singles, sophomore Captain Lindsay Osborn (E. Greenwich) lost to Stephanie Vidal, 6-1 and 6-2.
• In third singles, freshman Samantha Browning (Mystic, CT) fell to Katherine Gallagher, 6-2 and 6-1.
• In fourth singles, Captain Hannah Koski (Coventry, RI) lost her match to Jillian Frank, 6-0 and 6-1.
• In fifth singles, freshman Shanon Duffy (Taunton, MA) dropped her match to Lauren Wightman, 6-2 and 6-2.
• In first doubles, Helm and Browning teamed up to face Milleisen and Vidal, dropping the contest 8-4.
• Second doubles was a competitive match that saw Captains Osborn and Koski drop a close match to Gallagher and Frank, 6-4 and 6-4.

Coach Deb Panzica said after the match, “Today was a tough match, but the women gave everything they had. Sunday’s match against Nassau Community College will decide our season.

Knights and Navy Prep battle to 2-2 tie

The CCRI Knights men’s soccer team traveled to Newport to take on Naval Preparatory School (NAPS) on their homecoming and played to a 2-2 tie. Wit the tie the Knights record now stands at 3-3-2 o the season.

This was a close match throughout, but the Knights gave up a quick goal in the eight minute but answered quickly to tie the game a minute later on a goal from Prince Tayhor (Providence, RI) assisted by Patrick Araujo (Pawtucket, RI) making the score 1-1 and that is where they stood at halftime.

In the second half it was the Knights striking first in the 27th minute on a goal by Romeo Reis (Pawtucket, RI) assisted by Cee Harris (Woonsocket, RI). Unfortunately, NAPS answered with the equalizer on a penalty shot making the score of 2-2. The two battled to get the deciding goal but they remained deadlocked with the final score of 2-2. Helping keep the Knights in the game was Goalkeeper Jason Oliveira (Cumberland, RI) who made 10 saves in goal.

Head Coach Victor Gaspar commented after the game “We had this game won but were unable to hold the lead. We were defending more than should be necessary. We are still looking to put our game together at highest level for the remaining games and into the postseason.”

The Knights next game will be Wednesday the 8th when they travel to play Bunker Hill Community College at 3:30pm.

Go Knights!

Knight’s Sylvestre finished seventh at Tri-state Invitational!

On Saturday the CCRI men’s Cross Country team ran there second straight home race of the season. This time the Knights runners hosted 12 colleges at the Tri-State Invitational on the CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln. The team winner of the race was SUNY- Delhi College, while the Knights runners combined to finish in ninth place.

The CCRI men showed great improvement this weekend running for the second time on the course that will be used for the NJCAA Division III (DIII) nationals. All the Knights ran much faster on Saturday than they did last Monday at the Ray Dwyer Meet. James Sylvestre (Lincoln, RI) led the Knights with a seventh place finish in a time of 28:18. James ran a nice race but was well off the pace of race winner Chris Mason of Delhi. Mason was the 2007 NJCAA DIII cross country champion and he ran the course in a tremendous time of 26:52. Chris Pereira (Cumberland, RI) of the Knights ran a full minute faster then he had on Monday, Pereira finished 47th in a time of 30:42. Another very notable performance for the Knights was Juan Vigay (Providence, RI) who finished in 64th place with a time of 31:39. This time was 3 minutes and 50 seconds faster then his effort on Monday at the Ray Dwyer invitational. Nate Cabana (Cumberland, RI) also improved his time by over 3 minutes. Nate was the Knights 5th man in with a place of 113th. Josh Santos (Pawtucket, RI) was 108th in a time of 35:53.

The Knights are back in action in two weeks when they head north to run in the New Hampshire Tech Invitational on Saturday October 18th. Race begins at 11:30 am.

Go Knights!

Lady Knights go 5-0 to Win New Hampshire Tech Invitational Improve record to 30-2!
Cory Santos named MVP!

The CCRI Lady Knights volleyball team went a perfect 5-0 to win the New Hampshire Tech Invitational Tournament on Saturday. With the victories the Lady Knights improve their record to 30-2 on the season. Lady Knights Setter Cory Santos (Carlsbad, CA) was named Tournament MVP.

Pool play
CCRI defeats NHTI 25-14 and 25-23
After taking the first set by 11 points the Lady Knights rested some of the starters giving extended playing time for their reserves and they were able to hold off a comeback attempt by NHTI 25-23. Good serving, blocking and solid defense won this match. Leading the way for the Lady Knights was Ashley Mangione (Warwick, RI) had three aces, a kill, and 14 digs, Ashley Lamphere (Warwick, RI) had three kills and four blocks, Cory Santos charted three aces, eight assists. In addition, Jess Greene (Warwick, RI) had three kills, four digs, and four blocks and Jess Putrino (Exeter, RI) added four aces, a kill and three assists.

CCRI defeats Word of Life Bible School 25-12 and 25-10
With two freshmen Cory Santos: five aces, six digs, and 12 assists and Sue Landry: two aces, seven kills, and two digs providing the offense and two sophomores Ashley Mangione: one kill and eight digs and Tia Becker: an ace, a kill, and eight digs providing the defense the Lady Knights defeated an overmatched World Life squad.

CCRI defeats Holyoke CC 25-10 25-13
After allowing Holyoke to score 25 points in a 27-25 win last weekend at the Holyoke tournament, the Lady Knights want to take away any thoughts of a HCC victory right away. Cory Santos with six aces, four digs and 17 assists set up the big hitters Suzanne Landry who had two aces, six kills a dig and a block and Amanda Valentine (West Warwick, RI) had three aces, five kills, a dig, and two blocks was effective early and often. This combined with the always solid defense of Ashley Mangione with an ace, a kill and 11 digs and Tia Becker (Clark Fork, ID) had six aces and 13 digs to assure the Lady Knights’ victory.

Semi- finals
CCRI defeats NHTI 25-10 and 25-14
In the semis it was more of the same, offensively led by Santos with six aces, four digs, and 17 assists feeding Landry who charted an ace, seven kills, six digs, and a block and Valentine with five kills and four blocks. On defense every one got into the act led by Becker with three aces, three kills, and 11 digs, stepping up nicely was Michelle Gaimari (Woonsocket, RI) with an ace and four digs, Michelle Aguiar (Cranston, RI) had an ace and three digs and Tracey Moulton (Warwick, RI) had a kill and three digs.

Finals
CCRI defeats Holyoke Community College 25-14 and 25-10
In a total team effort the Lady Knights downed the Cougars. Suzanne Landry led the way with eight kills, three aces, four digs, and a block, Cory Santos had two aces, six digs, a block, and 21 assists and Ashley Mangione with an ace, four kills, 14 digs, and two blocks. Also leading the Lady Knights road through the finals was for the Lady Knights were Amanda Valentine with seven kills, a dig, and a block, Ashley Lamphere with two kills, a dig, and three blocks, Jess Greene with four kills, five digs, and two blocks, Tia Becker with two aces and 11 digs. Rounding out the attack were Jess Putrino with an ace and six digs, and Michelle Gaimari and Michelle Aguiar with three digs each.

Lady Knights Setter Cory Santos was named Tournament MVP. Her excellent day included recording 16 aces, two kills, 11 digs, four blocks and dished out 73 assists.

Head Coach Ray DeAngelis commented after the tournament “Right now the team is playing loose and confident. We’re going to need that as we go into next weekend at our home tournament as the level of competition will step up a couple of notches.”

The Lady Knights next match will be this Wednesday when they will host Northern Essex Community College at 7:00pm at the CCRI Flanagan Campus in Lincoln.

Go Lady Knights!

Lady Knights Level Lesley University 3-0 to Improve Record to 25-2!

The CCRI Lady Knights volleyball team defeated the Lynx of Lesley University in straight sets 25-17, 25-14, and 25-22. With the victory the Lady Knights improve their record to 25-2 on the season.

The Lady Knights used the same formula for victory with Outside Hitter Suzanne Landry (Tiverton, RI) with 11 kills, five digs, and an ace and Middle Hitter Amanda Valentine (West Warwick, RI) with six kills, five digs, and four blocks powering the Lady Knights offense. With sophomore Captain and Outside Hitter Ashley Mangione (Warwick, RI) contributing16 digs and a kill and Libero Tia Becker (Clark Fork, ID) adding 15 digs, two aces, and a kill to anchor the defense. The combined Lady Knights team effort was orchestrated by Setter Cory Santos (Carlsbad, CA) charting 19 assists, five aces, six digs, and two blocks which resulted in a nice steady win for the Lady Knights.

Additionally for the Lady Knights, in the third set everyone on the roster got to see extended playing time. Stepping up nicely was freshman Michelle Gaimari (Woonsocket, RI) who had eight digs and two aces. Including a clutch performance when she came up to serve with the score tied at 15 -15 in the final set and served five straight points including two aces to give us a lead the Lady Knights would not surrender.

Head Coach Ray DeAngelis said after the match “This was a nice match to play at home. Leslie, an NCAA DIII team, was able to keep the score close in the first half of the first set before we rattled-off eight straight points to take a 22- 11 lead and cruise to the win. The second set was never a contest as we jumped out to an early 12-2 lead and never looked back. In the third we got everyone involved and stepped-up to secure the victory. We played very well tonight. This is something to build on for the second half of the season.”

The Lady Knights next match will be this Saturday when they travel to New Hampshire Tech Invitational Tournament their first match will be at 11:00am.

No. 7 Ranked Lady Knights Ward Off Lady Warriors 4-1!

The No. 7 ranked (NSCAA) Lady Knights travelled to Brockton, MA to face the Lady Warriors of Massasoit Community College yesterday afternoon. The Lady Knights prevailed 4-1. With the victory the Lady Knights improve their overall record to 5-2 and 4-0 in Region XXI play.

A combination of Ashley’s got the Knights on the board first as Ashley Choiniere (Hope, RI) sent a beautiful back heel pass to Ashley Maisano (Bristol, RI) who finessed the shot passed the Massasoit keeper at the 7:35 mark. Stephanie Morse (Warwick, RI) followed with a nicely played ball that Alexis Smith (Wakefield, RI) cashed in on charging in from the right wing to make the score 2-0 at the 19th minute of play. Less than a minute later Alyssa Giudici (Cranston, RI) stole the ball off a defender and blasted home a shot for her first goal of the season to finish the Knights scoring for the half and take a commanding 3-0 lead. The Lady Warriors would not give up as they broke through the Knights defense and Maegan Mency (Brockton, MA) scored on a breakaway with about 16 minutes left in the half.

The Knights would keep the pressure on the Massasoit Warriors in the second half, but only have 1 more goal to show for their efforts. Giudici forced a Lady Warrior mistake as she sent a ball into the box at the 59th minute which a defender attempted to clear but mistakenly sent the ball directly into her own net. There would be no more scoring on the day for either side as they battled each other on the mucky and muddy field. Final score CCRI 4 Massasoit CC 1.

On the Season for the Lady Knights statistically they have been led offensively by freshman Alexis Smith who leads the team scoring nine goals with three assists for a team-leading 21 total points followed by sophomore Ashley Maisano who has scored three goals with three assists for nine total points. Also contributing offensively for the Lady Knights are freshman Courtney Viera (Fall River, MA) with two goals and four assists for eight total points, and the pair of Ashley Choiniere and Stephanie Morse have added two goals and three assists each for seven total points each. Defensively the Lady Knights have played very well with teamwork from Defenders Nicole Kufel (Oradell, NJ), Courtney Shea (North Smithfield, RI), Co-Captain Taylor Barbosa (Fall River, MA), along with Carla Cano (Pawtucket, RI) and Domenica Barsoian (Greenville, RI) have played very well helping limit the number of scoring opportunities against the Lady Knights. In addition, sophomore Goalkeeper Megan Belmont (Pawtucket, RI) has secured the last line of defense with 29 saves and a1.53 Goals against Average with three shutouts in over 590 minutes of play.

The No. 7 ranked Lady Knights (6-2) next travel to West Windsor, NJ to take on the Vikings of Mercer County Community College (7-2) on Sunday October 5th at noon.