Saint
Anselm Tops Franklin Pierce, 3-1 RINDGE,
N.H. (Sept. 14, 2004) –
The Franklin Pierce volleyball team suffered a 3-1 (21-30, 30-24,
30-28, 30-26) setback to Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10
Conference volleyball action at the Northfields Activity Center this
evening. After dropping the first game, the Hawks overcame a
persistent attack by the Ravens to take the next three games and the
match. Sophomore
setter Kathleen McCarthy (Quincy, Mass/Quincy) directed
the Saint Anselm offense, delivering a match-high 46 assists. Many of
those feeds were directed towards senior outside hitter Karen
Lyons (Bourne, Mass./Bourne) who compiled 12 kills to go along
with 22 digs. The Hawks received a spark when freshman outside hitter
Kori Chace (Rumford, R.I./E. Providence) was inserted into the
lineup during the third game of the match and instantly provided seven
kills. Leading the defense was senior Amy Letourneau (Pascoag,
R.I./Mt. St. Charles) who led the team with 28 digs. Franklin
Pierce received solid production from sophomore outside hitter Michelle
McConnell (Elora, Ontario/Centre Wellington) who
had eleven kills and 14 digs. Classmate Christina Collett
(Tombstone, Ariz./Tombstone) totaled 15 kills and 8 digs,
while senior outside hitter Briana Bates (Belmont, N.H./Endicott
College) contributed 14 kills. Freshman setter Bria
Williams (Chino Valley, Ariz./Chino Valley) led the Ravens
with 39 assists and six aces, and junior defensive specialist Tara
Vece (Clinton, Conn./Morgan School) had a match-high 30 digs. Saint Anselm 3, Franklin Pierce 1
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