SMITHFIELD, RI –   Michelle Muniz (Guaynabo, P.R.) tallied a game-high 17 kills and added 10 digs to help lead the Bryant University women's volleyball team to a 3-0 win over UMass Lowell on Wednesday evening. 

The Bulldogs, with the win, improve to 6-6 overall and 3-0 in the Northeast-10 Conference.  UMass Lowell, led by Julie Handy's (Yorba Linda, Calif.) 16 kills and 13 digs, falls for just the second time this season as the River Hawks fall to 6-2 on the year and 2-1 in conference. 
Bryant, which has now won 31-straight regular-season conference games, pulled out an exciting 33-31 win in the opening game as both teams battled back and forth before a kill from Muniz and a service ace from Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, IL) closed out the game for the Bulldogs. 

Bryant would cruise from there as Jessica Cegarra (Danville, NH) would finish the match with 11 kills while the Bulldogs would pick up eight service aces – three courtesy of Elysce Tackmann (Riverside, RI).  Katie Harrington (Rochester, NH) had seven kills while Kristina Martell (Chelmsford, MA) added 11 defensive digs for the River Hawks.
Bryant will host Stonehill (4 p.m.) and Bridgeport (6 p.m.) this Friday at the Chace Athletic Center.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
at Smithfield, RI

Bryant 3, UMass Lowell 0
Bryant                         33        30        30
UMass Lowell              31        19        26

Records:
Bryant 6-6, 3-0 NE-10
UMass Lowell 6-2, 2-1 NE-10