Franklin Pierce Falls Twice in Tri-Match
Ravens drop a pair to Southern N.H. University and University of Bridgeport
Boxscore at
Southern New Hampshire
Boxscore vs.
Bridgeport
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Jessica Ward piled up 18 kills on Sunday at Southern New
Hampshire.MANCHESTER, N.H. (Oct. 2, 2005) –
The Franklin Pierce volleyball team dropped a pair of matches to
Southern New Hampshire University and University of Bridgeport this
afternoon at the Southern New Hampshire Field house. The Ravens
lost the first match 3-2 (31-29, 30-27, 26-30, 27-30, 15-4) to
Southern New Hampshire while dropping the second match, 3-0 (30-25,
35-33, 30-27), to the University of Bridgeport.
In the first match, senior captain Brittany Porter (Riverton,
WY./Riverton) and freshman Nicky Dumond (Tewksbury, Mass./Notre
Dame) paced Southern New Hampshire. Porter totaled a game high 27
kills, while Dumond contributed with 23 assists, eight digs and
three aces.
The Ravens were led by senior Jessica Ward (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan
School) who totaled 18 kills for the Ravens. Freshmen Nicole Buchholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone
Bridge) and Karissa
Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) were also solid for
the Ravens. Buchholz contributed 15 kills while Hookstadt chipped
in with 39 assists.
In the second match, University of Bridgeport was led by senior
Tijana Bokic (Subotica, Serbia/Dickinson Univ). Bokic totaled 22
kills and 10 digs in the match-up. Also leading the charge for the
Purple Knights was Jessica Bornack (Roselle, IL/Lake Park) and
senior Sinead Quirk (Wheaton, IL/Glenbard South). Bornack compiled
13 kills and 12 digs while Quirk contributed 53 assists.
Franklin Pierce co-captain, junior Michelle McConnell (Elora, Ontario/Centre
Washington) led the Ravens with 11 kills and seven digs.
Also chipping in for the Ravens was senior co-captain Tara Vece (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan
School) with 20 digs in the match.
Franklin Pierce (5-9, 4-2 NE-10) returns to action on Wednesday
when it travels to Post University for a match starting at 5 p.m.
Southern New Hampshire University (5-9, 1-4 NE-10) will host
Stonehill College on Wednesday at 7 p.m. University of Bridgeport
will be in action again on Tuesday when it travels to Mercy College
for a match at 7 p.m.