Ravens fall to Eckerd and No. 15 Florida Southern

Boxscore vs. Eckerd
Boxscore at Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2005) – Franklin Pierce dropped both season-opening matches on day one of the 2005 Florida Southern Moccasin Classic this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce began the day with a 3-0 (30-15, 30-20, 30-12) setback to Eckerd College. Senior Andrea Krystan (Servena Park, Md.) led the attack for the Tritons, collecting 12 kills in 21 total attacks (.571 pct) with no errors and two aces. Sophomore Shannon Ruby (Littleton, Colorado) added a match-high 25 assists, two service aces and five digs.

Freshman Caroline Ehorn (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional) led Franklin Pierce as she dished 17 assists to go with eight digs in her collegiate debut, while classmate Nichole Bucholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) contributed eight kills, four digs, and one ace in her first collegiate match. Junior captain Michelle McConnell (Elora, Ontario/Centre Wellington) pitched in with five kills, two aces and nine digs.

In its second match of the day, Franklin Pierce fell to host Florida Southern, ranked No. 15 in the CSTV/AVCA Division II preseason coaches poll, 3-0 (30-19, 30-19, 30-21).

Florida Southern junior Leinani Bernabe (Arvada, Colo./Arvada) collected 14 kills in 20 total attacks (.650 pct), one service ace, and three digs. Classmate Jordan McAfee (Lakeland, Fla./George Jenkins) aided the Moccasin attack with 25 assists and seven digs.

Freshman Emily Schultz (Salem, Wis./Central Westosha) led the Ravens with 12 kills, and nine digs. Classmate Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) tallied 25 assists, three digs and two kills in the Ravens loss.

Franklin Pierce (0-2, 0-0 NE-10) returns to action tomorrow as they participate in the second day of the Florida Southern Moccasin Classic. They will play Rollins College at 10 a.m., before rounding out the event against Mount Olive College at 4 p.m.