Franklin Pierce Falls Twice at NSU Shark Classic
Ravens can't get by Palm Beach Atlantic or Lynn University

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (August 25, 2007) – The Franklin Pierce University women’s volleyball team dropped its last two matches at the Nova Southeastern Shark Classic on Saturday afternoon, falling to Palm Beach Atlantic University by a 3-0 (30-12, 30-18, 30-18) score in the first match before dropping another contest by a score of 3-0 (30-17, 30-19, 30-26) to Lynn University in the Ravens’ final match of the weekend.

Franklin Pierce had its best offensive showing of the weekend against Lynn in the day’s second game, but the team fell to the Fighting Knights, 3-0. The Ravens finished with 29 kills, as junior co-captain Nicole Buchholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge), sophomore Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina) and redshirt freshman Michelle Koike (San Francisco, Calif./Gonzaga University) each recorded six kills. Junior co-captain Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) also had another solid game as the Raven setter, recording an assist on 26 of the team’s 29 kills. For the Fighting Knights, Camila Lins (Recife, Brazil) led the attack with a game-high 18 kills and six service aces.

No individual statistics were available for the Ravens’ early match of the day against Palm Beach Atlantic, which the team also lost by a score of 3-0.

Franklin Pierce (0-4, 0-0 NE-10) returns to the Northeast for its next match, as the Ravens will welcome C.W. Post to the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse for the team’s 2007 home opener on Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. The Pioneers (3-1, 0-0 ECC) won three of four games over the weekend at the Holy Family Tournament.

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