Ristow leads offense with 12 kills

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LOWELL, Mass. (September 12, 2008) – Sophomore Jillian Hadder (Yucaipa, Calif./Yucaipa) posted a double-double with 15 kills and 13 digs on Friday evening to lead Massachusetts Lowell to a 3-1 victory over the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team in non-conference play at Costello Gym. Junior Katie Ristow (Miami, Fla./Miami Killian) led Franklin Pierce with 12 kills. The contest was part of first-day action at the UMass Lowell Invitational.

Franklin Pierce fell into a 2-0 hole out of the gate as it dropped the first two sets, 25-12 and 25-20. The Ravens then squeaked out a 25-22 victory in the third set before dropping the fourth set 25-11 to finish the match.

Ristow led the Franklin Pierce offense on the evening with 12 kills and chipped in five digs on defense as well. Senior Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) dished out 38 assists in the match and also contributed six digs. Junior Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina) was active on both sides of the ball with nine kills and seven digs.

For Massachusetts-Lowell, junior Elsa LeGrand (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) led three Riverhawks in double figures with 17 kills. Hadder hammered out 15 kills while sophomore Sarah Coscia (Pittsfield, Mass./Pittsfield) chipped in 10 of her own. Hadder added 13 digs to complete the double-double while LeGrand narrowly missed a double-double of her own with a match-high nine blocks (five solo). Junior Nichole Rondeau (Dracut, Mass./Dracut) dished out 39 assists and served up five aces, both match highs.

The Ravens (2-4, 1-0 NE-10) return to the court on Saturday with a pair of matches at the second day of the UMass Lowell Invitational. Franklin Pierce will take on Merrimack in a non-conference contest at 11 a.m. before facing off with Georgian Court at 1 p.m. Franklin Pierce’s next home match is on Sept. 15 against Post at 7 p.m. Massachusetts Lowell (3-2, 0-1 NE-10) also takes on both Georgian Court and Merrimack on Saturday.