Franklin Pierce Outlasts Southern New Hampshire, 3-2
Ravens win the first two games and then hold off the Penmen in the fifth game
Karissa Hookstadt chalked up 21
assists, 10 digs and eight kills on Wednesday at Southern New
Hampshire.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. (September
19, 2007) – Junior co-captain Nicole
Buchholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) recorded a team-high
12 kills as the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team won the
first two games and then held off a furious Southern New Hampshire
comeback in a 3-2 (30-27, 30-25, 27-30, 17-30, 15-10) victory in a
Northeast-10 Conference match at the SNHU Fieldhouse on Wednesday
night.
Without the services of leading attacker Caitlynn Parnell
(Medina, Texas/Medina) and libero Chelsie Kohout
(Harrison Township, Mich./L’Anse Creuse), the Ravens
received support from many players. Junior co-captain
Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo)
nearly missed a triple-double with 21 assists, 10 digs and eight
kills, while freshman Diana Rutt (Dayton,
Nev./Dayton) took full advantage of her increased playing
time with a career-high eight kills and nine digs.
Sophomore Lindsay Burrill (Salem, N.H./Salem) and
junior Emily Schultz (Salem, Wis./Westosha
Central) both posted career highs in digs in
Kohout’s absence, as Burrill led the Ravens with 23 digs and
Schultz tied her career-best mark with 22.
Southern New Hampshire was led by Stephanie Dluginski (Floral
Park, N.Y./Floral Park) and Brooke LeFort (Cumberland,
R.I./Cumberland), who tied for the game high with 15 kills
apiece.
Franklin Pierce played well in the opening two games, jumping out
to a quick 2-0 lead behind 30-27 and 30-25 game wins. After the
Penmen stormed back to take the match into a fifth game, the Ravens
buckled down and grinded out a 15-10 win that earned the
victory.
Franklin Pierce (7-8, 3-1 NE-10) will step out of conference play
for three matches this weekend, beginning with a home match against
Queens College set for Friday at 7 p.m. at the Fieldhouse. Southern
New Hampshire (5-5, 1-2 NE-10) is idle until Tuesday, when the
Penmen take on Bryant.