2005 Florida Southern 
Moccasin Classic
Franklin Pierce Falls Twice
Ravens drop matches to Rollins and Mount Olive

LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 3, 2005) – Franklin Pierce dropped two more matches on the second day of the Florida Southern Mocs Classic today. The Ravens dropped a pair of 3-0 decisions to Rollins College and Mount Olive College.

Rollins handed Franklin Pierce a 3-0 (30-21, 30-17, 30-24) in the Ravens first match of the day. Junior outside hitter Julia Caner (Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights) led the attack for the Tars registering 12 kills and 15 digs. Freshman Lacey Malarky (Lawrence, Kan./Free State) aided Rollins by contributing a match high 42 assists, eight digs, three kills, and two service aces.

Freshman outside hitter Emily Shultz (Salem, Wis/Central Westosha) was solid for Franklin Pierce, as she totaled six kills and six digs. The Ravens also got solid contributions from freshman setter Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo), with 17 assists and four digs, while junior outside hitter Christina Collett (Tombstone, Ariz./Tombstone) totaled six kills and four digs.

MATCH STATISTICS 

In its final match of the Classic, Franklin Pierce battled, but dropped a 3-0 (30-27, 30-24, 30-18) decision to Mount Olive.

Senior Heidi Busch (Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran) paced the Mount Olive attack with 15 kills and 12 digs. Junior Anna Luft (Swansboro, N.C./Swansboro) contributed eight kills, four service aces and three digs. Senior Sara Christie (Champaign, Ill./Champaign Central) guided the offense with a match-high 35 assists, while adding three aces and seven digs.

Freshman Nicole Buchholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) led Franklin Pierce with ten kills, while Shultz added eight more kills and a match-high 13 digs. Collett contributed seven kills and six digs, while freshman Caroline Ehorn (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional) dished 15 assists.

 MATCH STATISTICS

Franklin Pierce (0-4, 0-0 NE-10) is back in action on Tuesday for a non-conference battle at Keene State College at 7 p.m. The Ravens open their home schedule on Wednesday against Stonehill College at 7 p.m.