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Franklin Pierce
holds off Concordia, 3-1
RINDGE, N.H. (September 7, 2007) – The Franklin Pierce University volleyball team took the first two games easily and then held on for a 3-1 (30-14, 30-15, 30-32, 30-22) victory over Concordia College in a non-conference match at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse on Friday evening. Sophomore Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina) and redshirt freshman Michelle Koike (San Francisco, Calif./Gonzaga University) once again were superb for the Ravens, as both players tied career highs with 19 and 13 kills, respectively. Freshman libero Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Township, Mich./L’Anse Creuse) pitched in with a career-high and team-high 25 digs, while junior co-captain Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) recorded a season-high 52 assists, eight digs, a career-high six service aces and five kills. Franklin Pierce excelled in the first two games of the match, only allowing a combined 29 points. In game one, the Ravens used a 10-1 run that turned a 10-8 score into a 20-9 game to cruise to the win. The home team then strung together a seven-point run early in game two that allowed the Ravens to gain a comfortable edge that would never get below six points. The Ravens looked to have the match sewn up while serving at 26-18 in game three, but the Clippers fought back and took 14 of the last 18 points to force a fourth game. Franklin Pierce again started strong in the fourth and final game, holding a 16-5 lead and fending off the hard-charging Clippers to earn the win. Concordia was led by double-double efforts from freshman Maddy Lorenz (Spokane, Wash./Joel E. Harris), who recorded 14 kills and 17 digs, and senior Tiffany Edwards (Baytown, Texas/Midland CC), who had 10 kills and 11 digs. Franklin Pierce (3-6, 1-0 NE-10) will look to extend its winning streak to three games when it returns to Northeast-10 play tomorrow afternoon with a 1 p.m. matchup at the Fieldhouse against Saint Anselm. Concordia (3-4, 0-0 ECC) will take on another Northeast-10 school, Southern New Hampshire, tomorrow afternoon. Franklin Pierce def. Concordia College 30-14, 30-15, 30-32, 30-22 Concordia College (3-4, 0-0 ECC) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lorenz, Maddy 14-1-1; Edwards, Tiffany 10-0-1; Westfall, Amanda 7-0-0; Ball, Shashawna 7-0-0; Eckard, Cindy 5-0-1; Flaherty, Shannon 4-5-0; Byrd, Amanda 1-0-0; Totals 48-6-2.0. (Assists) - Flaherty, Shannon 37. (Dig leaders) - Lorenz, Maddy 17; Byrd, Amanda 16; Flaherty, Shannon 14; Westfall, Amanda 12; Edwards, Tiffany 11 Franklin Pierce (3-6, 1-0 NE-10) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Caitlynn Parnell 19-1-4; Michelle Koike 13-2-5; Megan Feldmeth 9-0-3; Katie Ristow 8-1-1; Nicole Buchholz 7-1-7; Karissa Hookstadt 5-6-4; Emily Schultz 1-1-0; Totals 62-12-13.0. (Assists) - Karissa Hookstadt 52. (Dig leaders) - Chelsie Kohout 25; Katie Ristow 15; Emily Schultz 10; Karissa Hookstadt 8 |
