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Franklin Pierce battles but falls
to Bentley, 3-1
RINDGE, N.H. (September 11, 2007) – The Franklin Pierce women’s volleyball team battled hard but eventually fell to Northeast-10 preseason favorite Bentley College by a score of 3-1 (32-34, 30-20, 30-20, 30-26) in a Northeast-10 Conference match at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening. Three Ravens reached double figures in kills on the night, led by a team-high 15 kills from sophomore Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina) and 13 apiece from junior co-captain Nicole Buchholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) and redshirt freshman Michelle Koike (San Francisco, Calif./Gonzaga University). Junior co-captain Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) aided the Raven cause with 48 assists and 16 digs for her third double-double of the season, while freshman libero Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Township, Mich./L’Anse Creuse) added a team-high 21 digs. Bentley was led offensively by Susan Harrahy (Nashua, N.H./Nashua South), who recorded a game-high 17 kills and 14 digs, and Alex Kearney (La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla), with 16 digs, 12 kills and three service aces. The teams put on a tremendous battle late in game one, after Bentley scored five straight points to take an 18-14 lead. After that point, Franklin Pierce allowed Bentley to string together consecutive points only once, while the Ravens did so five times, including three consecutive points that turned a 32-31 deficit into a 34-32 victory.
The Falcons used some long runs to win both the second and third games by a 30-20 score. In the second game, Bentley scored seven consecutive points to race out to a 15-7 lead and eventually tie the match. In game three, the visitors used a 12-2 run that turned an 8-7 deficit into a 19-11 lead that the Falcons would not relinquish. Franklin Pierce attempted to recover from another big deficit in the deciding fourth game, scoring nine of 10 points to turn a 27-16 game into a 28-25 score, but the home team could not get any closer and fell in four games. Franklin Pierce (4-7, 1-1 NE-10) will complete its five-game homestand on Thursday night when the Ravens welcome UMass-Lowell to the Fieldhouse for a non-conference match. Bentley (5-2, 2-0 NE-10) will take part in the Bryant Tournament beginning Friday against Bloomfield. Bentley College def. Franklin Pierce 32-34, 30-20, 30-20, 30-26 Bentley College (5-2, 2-0 NE-10) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Susan Harrahy 17-1-1; Christina Sadowski 12-0-3; Alex Kearney 12-3-2; Carey Demos 10-0-7; Kristine Mickelson 7-0-5; Tori Piskulick 3-2-2; Maitlyn Kraft 1-1-0; Andra Farah 1-0-0; Cassie Kraft 0-3-1; Totals 63-10-11.0. (Assists) - Tori Piskulick 52. (Dig leaders) - Cassie Kraft 28; Alex Kearney 16; Susan Harrahy 14; Tori Piskulick 14 Franklin Pierce (4-7, 1-1 NE-10) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Caitlynn Parnell 15-0-2; Nicole Buchholz 13-3-2; Michelle Koike 13-2-5; Megan Feldmeth 9-0-3; Karissa Hookstadt 5-0-1; Katie Ristow 5-0-0; Diana Rutt 2-0-1; Emily Schultz 0-1-0; Totals 62-6-8.0. (Assists) - Karissa Hookstadt 48. (Dig leaders) - Chelsie Kohout 21; Emily Schultz 19; Karissa Hookstadt 16; Caitlynn Parnell 16; Katie Ristow 13 |
