Franklin Pierce Cruises Past Southern Connecticut, 3-0
Buchholz posts match-high 13 kills; Parnell has 10 kills in first match back from injury
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October
13, 2007) – Junior co-captain Nicole
Buchholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) recorded 13 kills to
lead all players as the Franklin Pierce University women’s
volleyball team picked up its eighth conference win of the season
with a 3-0 (35-33, 30-22, 30-27) victory over Southern Connecticut
State University on Saturday afternoon at Pelz Gymnasium.
Buchholz added six digs, three kills and a service ace to lead the
Raven attack. She was helped by sophomore Caitlynn Parnell
(Medina, Texas/Medina), who returned to the court after an
ankle injury forced her to miss the last 11 matches. Parnell posted
10 kills and two digs for the Ravens.
Junior co-captain Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo,
Calif./Camarillo) also played well for the visitors,
leading all players with 36 assists and 11 digs to go along with
three kills, three blocks and a service ace.
For Southern Connecticut, Tara Bregensir (Coal Township, Pa./Our
Lady of Lourdes) led the way with 10 kills, five digs and a block,
while Lauren Coombs (Trumbull, Conn./Fairleigh Dickinson) added
nine kills, 10 digs and three blocks.
In a very tough first game, both teams had their share of
opportunities but the Ravens escaped with a 35-33 win. Franklin
Pierce staved off two Owl game points, and the visitors finally
converted on their fourth game point opportunity thanks to a kill
from Buchholz.
Franklin Pierce took game two behind a late 7-0 run that turned a
tenuous 21-19 lead into a comfortable 28-19 advantage, and Buchholz
posted kills on the team’s final two points of the game. The
Ravens continued that momentum into the third game, holding off
Southern and taking the match in three games.
Franklin Pierce (14-12, 8-3 NE-10) returns to action on Tuesday
evening, when the Ravens travel to Colchester, Vt., to take on
Saint Michael’s in a Northeast-10 match beginning at 7 p.m.
Southern Connecticut (10-17, 2-6 NE-10) will take on the University
of Bridgeport in a non-conference match on Tuesday night.