Buchholz, Rutt and Feldmeth reach double figures in
kills in the key conference win
Boxscore
Nicole Buchholz fired 13 kills to
tie for the match high on Friday against Pace.
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RINDGE, N.H. (September 28,
2007) – Junior co-captain Nicole Buchholz
(Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) tied for the match-high with
13 kills and led three Ravens in double-figures as Franklin Pierce
University defeated Pace University by a score of 3-1 (27-30,
30-17, 30-22, 30-23) in a Northeast-10 Conference women's
volleyball match on Friday evening at the Franklin Pierce
Fieldhouse.
Besides Buchholz, who also had a match-high five blocks, freshman
Diana Rutt (Dayton, Nev./Dayton) and sophomore
Megan Feldmeth (South Pasadena, Calif./South
Pasadena) recorded double-digit kill totals with 12 and
11, respectively. Junior co-captain Karissa Hookstadt
(Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo) tied her season high with 52
assists to lead all players, while freshman libero Chelsie
Kohout (Harrison Township, Mich./L'Anse Creuse) led
four Ravens in double digits with a match-high 28 digs, including
19 in the first two games.
Freshman Erika Takegawa (Fukuoka, Japan) also had
a good game defensively for the Ravens, as she recorded a
season-high 13 digs, including 10 in the opening two games.
The Setters were led by Korena Johnson (Friendswood, Texas/Clear
Brook), who tied for the match-high with 13 kills, and Danielle
Furka (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa), who had one of two Pace
double-doubles with 11 kills and 11 digs.
The teams split the first two games, although Franklin Pierce
looked to have control in the first game. Despite holding a 27-22
edge, the Ravens allowed Pace to score the final eight points of
the game on the serve of Sianna Johnson (Long Beach, Calif./Long
Beach Poly) to take a 30-27 win. The Ravens responded in the second
game, however, jumping out to a 15-6 lead on the strength of a 10-1
run and cruising to a 30-17 win that evened the match.
The home team held firm in games three and four, allowing Pace to
score more than two consecutive points only twice in earning 30-22
and 30-23 wins that sealed the match.
With the win, Franklin Pierce returns to .500 with an overall mark
of 10-10 and moves to 4-2 in Northeast-10 Conference play, while
Pace falls to 6-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play. The Ravens
will continue their five-match homestand on Tuesday evening when
they welcome UMass Lowell to the Fieldhouse for a 7 p.m. start.
Pace will take on Bentley tomorrow at 1 p.m.
