Bentley Slips Past Volleyball, 3-2
Hookstadt, Ristow post double-doubles in defeat
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Katie Ristow contributed a double-double with 12 kills and a
team-high 15 digs on Thursday night at Bentley.WALTHAM, Mass. (October 2, 2008)
– Junior Katie Ristow
(Miami, Fla./Miami Killian) collected 12 kills and a
team-best 15 digs on Thursday night to tally a double-double, but
the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team was defeated, 3-2,
by Bentley in Northeast-10 Conference action at Dana Center. Junior
Alex Kearney (La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla) posted a double-double for
Bentley with 13 kills and 11 digs.
Bentley took a 2-0 lead with a pair of 25-23 wins in the
match’s first two sets. From there, Franklin Pierce rallied
to tie the match 2-2 with a 26-24 victory in the third set and a
25-20 triumph in the fourth set. However, Bentley closed out the
match with a 15-10 victory in the decisive fifth set.
For Franklin Pierce, Ristow led the way with her 15-dig, 12-kill
double-double. Fellow junior Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina)
joined Ristow in double figures offensively with a team-high 13
kills. Senior Karissa Hookstadt
(Camarillo, Calif./Adolfo Camarillo) also notched a
double-double for the Ravens with a match-high 37 assists to go
with 11 digs. Defensively, sophomore Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Township,
Mich./L’Anse Creuse) also reached double figures with
13 digs while senior Nicole
Buchholz (Broadlands, Va./Stone Bridge) tied for the match
lead with seven blocks (two solo).
For Bentley, Kearney posted a double-double with 13 kills and 11
digs and was joined in double digits offensively by junior Kristine
Mickelson (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) and sophomore Alaura
Berry (San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo) with 15 and 12 kills,
respectively. Berry recorded seven blocks to key the Falcons
defensive efforts along with junior Cassie Kraft (New Braunfels,
Texas/St. Mary’s Hall), who tallied a match-best 19 digs.
Senior Tori Piskulick (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) organized
the offensive attack with 34 assists.
The Ravens (8-12, 1-3 NE-10) return to the court on Saturday, Oct.
4, when they return home to host Southern Connecticut State in a
Northeast-10 Conference contest. The match is scheduled for 12 p.m.
at Fieldhouse in Rindge, N.H. Bentley (12-6, 6-0 NE-10) returns to
action on Oct. 7 at Merrimack.