Franklin Pierce Takes Down UMass Lowell, 3-1
Parnell records her third consecutive double-double with 14 kills and 21 digs
Caitlynn Parnell posted a
double-double on Thursday against Massachusetts-Lowell with 14
kills and 21 digs.
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RINDGE, N.H. (September 13,
2007) – The Franklin Pierce University volleyball
team used a strong start and a decisive finish to put away the
University of Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks by a score of 3-1
(30-20, 26-30, 30-24, 30-16) in a non-conference matchup on
Thursday evening at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse.
Sophomore Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina)
led the Franklin Pierce attack with her third consecutive
double-double, leading all Ravens with 14 kills and 21 digs.
Classmate Katie Ristow (Miami, Fla./Miami Killian Senior
HS) had 10 kills for the Ravens, while junior co-captain
Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo)
posted her third double-double of the year and second in a row with
41 assists and a season-high 18 digs.
Jillian Hadder (Yucaipa, Calif./Yucaipa) and Nichole Rondeau
(Dracut, Mass./Dracut) also had double-doubles for the visiting
River Hawks, as Hadder finished with a game-high 18 kills and 13
digs while Rondeau recorded 35 assists and 10 digs.
Thursday’s match was one dominated by streaky play by both
teams. In game one, the Ravens jumped out to an 8-1 lead and used
the early edge to coast to a win. The River Hawks came back in game
two, using an 8-0 run and two five-point stretches to hold off the
home team to even the match at one. Franklin Pierce responded in
the final two games, however, winning a tough third game and taking
early control of the fourth and final game to earn the
non-conference win.
Franklin Pierce (5-7, 1-1 NE-10) improves to 5-1 on the season at home, including a 4-1 mark on the team’s just completed five-match homestand. The Ravens will return to the road on Saturday, traveling to Manchester, N.H., for a Northeast-10 match against host Saint Anselm at 1 p.m. and a non-conference match against Merrimack at 3 p.m. UMass Lowell (3-5, 1-1 NE-10) will take part in the Le Moyne Tournament this weekend beginning on Saturday against the host Dolphins.