Franklin Pierce Earns ECAC Tournament Berth
Ravens face C.W. Post in first round of the ECAC Tournament
Jessica Ward and the Ravens have been selected to participate in
the ECAC Tournament.
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RINDGE, N.H. (November 14, 2005)
– The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced this
afternoon that third-seed Franklin Pierce will face second seeded
C.W. Post in the 2005 ECAC Volleyball Tournament held at
Philadelphia University this Sunday.
Third seeded Franklin Pierce (14-13) received its first ECAC
Tournament berth since the 1993 season. The Ravens enter the ECAC
tournament after claiming its first Northeast-10 Conference
Tournament bid since joining the conference in 2000. The Ravens
advanced to the semifinal match up, where the team dropped a 3-0
decision to top seeded Bentley College.
This season, the Franklin Pierce attack has been led by freshman
middle-hitter Nicole Buchholz
(Ashburn, Va./Stone Ridge) and junior Christina Collett (Tombstone,
Ariz./Tombstone). Buchholz is registering 3.33 kills per
game as well as 1.07 blocks per game. Buchholz is also hitting a
team best .256 pct. Collett has contributed 2.70 kills per game,
while also averaging one dig.
Senior captain Tara Vece (Clinton,
Conn./The Morgan School) and classmate Jessica Ward (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan
School) and have also been key contributors to Ravens
success. Vece has tallied 528 digs this season, averaging 5.50 per
game, while Ward is averaging 2.11 kills per game as well as 1.63
digs.
Freshmen Karissa Hookstadt
(Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) and Emily Schultz (Salem, Wis./Central
Westosha) have also contributed heavily during their first
season at the collegiate level. Hookstadt is averaging 8.62 assists
per game, while Schultz is posting 1.71 kills per game.
C.W. Post has been led by senior outside-hitter Lauren Dunn
(Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham) who is averaging 4.25 kills per game, while
also chipping in with 1. 88 digs per game. Sophomore setter Aisha
Sealy (Maraval, Port of Spain/St. Joseph) has also been solid for
the Pioneers, contributing 12.10 assists per game.
The winner of the Franklin Pierce/C.W. Post match is scheduled to
face the winner of top-seeded and Bridgeport (17-12) and
fourth-seeded Philadelphia University (28-5) for the ECAC
Tournament Championship at 4 p.m.
2005 ECAC Tournament
Sunday, November 20
Semifinals
Game 1 - 11 a.m.
#3 Franklin Pierce vs. #2 C.W. Post
Game 2 - 1:30 p.m.
#4 Philadelphia University vs. #1 Bridgeport
Finals - 4 p.m.
Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2