Ravens fall to UMass Lowell and Le Moyne, 3-0

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Oct. 13, 2001) - The Franklin Pierce University volleyball team fell to UMass Lowell and Le Moyne College by a score of 3-0 this afternoon.

FP started off the afternoon with a tough 3-0 loss to Le Moyne. Junior Mandy Johnson (Orange, Mass./Maher Regional) recorded 13 kills and five digs for the Ravens, while classmate Catrina Cuevas (Puyallup, Wash./J.J. O'Neill) registered nine kills. Sophomore setter Bethany Findley (Clinton, Conn./Morgan School) added 20 assists.

Le Moyne was led by Jessica Burns who tallied nine kills, and junior Britni Trapasso who totaled 31 assists.

The Ravens followed the match with a 3-0 loss to UMass Lowell. Johnson recorded eight kills, ten digs, and served two aces. Cuevas also notched eight kills, and tacked on seven assists. Findley totaled 13 assists. Junior Heidi Jensen (South Glens Falls, N.Y./South Glens Falls) had nine digs.

UMass Lowell was led by junior middle hitter Jamie Guyer who had 19 kills, and setter Andrea Turner who dished 41 assists.

The Ravens (7-7, 3-6 NE-10) return to the court on Tuesday, October 16, when they travel to Bentley College for a Northeast-10 battle at 7:30 p.m.