Volleyball Clipped By American International, 3-2
Buchholz, Parnell each record 13 kills
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Caitlynn Parnell tied for the team lead with 13 kills on Tuesday
night at American International.SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 30, 2008)
– Freshman Ellisha Terry (Fort Worth, Texas/Everman Joe C.
Bean) hammered out a match-best 24 kills and added 23 digs on
Tuesday night to notch a double-double and lead American
International to a 3-2 victory over the Franklin Pierce University
volleyball team in Northeast-10 Conference action at Butova
Gymnasium. Senior Nicole Buchholz
(Broadlands, Va./Stone Bridge) and junior Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina)
each recorded 13 kills for Franklin Pierce.
Franklin Pierce took the first set, 25-21, but then saw AIC take a
2-1 lead with 25-20 and 25-16 wins in the second and third set,
respectively. The Ravens evened the match at 2-2 with a 25-22
victory in the fourth set, but the Yellow Jackets closed out the
match by a 16-14 margin in the decisive fifth set.
Buchholz and Parnell led the Franklin Pierce offense with 13 kills
each on the evening, while sophomore Diana Rutt (Dayton, Nev./Dayton) and
senior Emily Schultz (Salem,
Wis./Westosha Central) chipped in seven kills each. All
four worked primarily off the set of senior Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Adolfo
Camarillo), who dished out 42 assists. Sophomore Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Township,
Mich./L’Anse Creuse) collected 24 digs to lead the
defensive efforts for the Ravens while Buchholz recorded a
team-best three blocks (two solo).
Terry led AIC with her 24-kill, 23-dig double-double. Offensively,
she was joined in double figures by sophomores Alicia Smith
(Bridgetown, Barbados) and Keziah Kashouh (West Warwick, R.I./West
Warwick) who posted 17 and 16 kills, respectively. Also recording a
double-double was freshman Kervelle Redhead (St. James, Trinidad)
with 14 digs and a match-best 67 assists. Smith led the defensive
efforts at the net with a match-high six blocks (two solo).
The Ravens (8-11, 1-2 NE-10) return to the court on Thursday, Oct.
2, when they travel to take on Bentley in a Northeast-10 Conference
contest. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Dana Center in
Waltham, Mass. Franklin Pierce returns home on Saturday, Oct. 4 to
host Southern Connecticut State at 12 p.m. American International
(5-8, 1-2 NE-10) returns to action on Oct. 3 at Saint
Michael’s.