Townies fall in semifinals to Skippers 3-1

Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
Posted 11/10/26

The East Providence volleyball team fell to North Kingstown 3-1 (14-25, 16-25, 25-20, 16-25) during a Division 1 semifinals match at Rhode Island College on Tuesday evening. The Townies had lost to …

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Townies fall in semifinals to Skippers 3-1

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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
The East Providence volleyball team fell to North Kingstown 3-1 (14-25, 16-25, 25-20, 16-25) during a Division 1 semifinals match at Rhode Island College on Tuesday evening. The Townies had lost to the Skippers in straight sets in both of their regular season matches and head coach Alex Butler knew they were in for a difficult match. 
 
"We had a good season, he said. "I said to the girls, 'Tonight wasn't our night. It's not what we were looking for, but it has nothing to do with how I feel about this group. They've worked extremely hard for me. The seniors have given a ton to our school and to our community, so I'm super proud of them." 
 
The Townies who swept Mt. Hope 3-0 in a preliminary playoff match and then Cumberland 3-0 in a quarterfinal match, ended their season with a record of 12-8. Junior setter Ella Grimley tallied eight kills and eleven assists, offensively and four blocks and five digs, defensively.  Senior middle hitter Audrey Bernard made five kills and added three blocks, defensively. 
Bernard and outside hitter Vivian Bernhardt spoke about their senior season after the match. 
 
They're really good," said Bernard. "We expected them to play hard and hit balls into the ground. We were hoping to make it more of a fight in the beginning, but we fought hard till the end and I'm proud of how we played." 
 
Bernhardt echoed the sentiment.
 
"I am just really grateful that I got to spend the season with such amazing teammates and even though this match didn't turn out how we wanted, we still had a successful season over-all and It was a blast."

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