Parnell records career-best 19 kills for the second
time this season
Boxscore
Karissa Hookstadt chalked up a
double-double on Wednesday against Stonehill with 42 assists and 11
digs.
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RINDGE, N.H. (September 5,
2007) – The Franklin Pierce University volleyball
team began its 2007 Northeast-10 conference schedule with a
convincing 3-0 (30-24, 30-17, 30-25) victory over Stonehill College
on Wednesday evening at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse in the
Northeast-10 opener for both teams.
Sophomore Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas/Medina)
and redshirt freshman Michelle Koike (San Francisco,
Calif./Gonzaga University) combined for 11 kills in game
one, as the Ravens held on for a 30-24 victory. In the game, the
Ravens recorded a .333 hitting percentage as a team.
Franklin Pierce came out strong and cruised to a 30-17 win in the
middle game and a 30-25 win in the final game. The Ravens jumped
out to an 11-4 lead in game two and never allowed the deficit to
get lower than six points the rest of the way. In game three,
Franklin Pierce led by as many as seven at 29-22 before allowing
three successive points to account for the final score.
Parnell tied her career-high in kills for the second time this
year with 19 on a career-high .455 hitting percentage. Koike also
excelled for the Ravens, as she recorded nine kills and set new
season highs with three aces and a .538 hitting percentage. Junior
co-captain Nicole Buchholz (Ashburn, Va./Stone
Bridge) had another solid all-around match, recording
seven kills, four blocks, three digs and an ace, while junior
co-captain Karissa Hookstadt (Camarillo,
Calif./Camarillo) had 42 assists and added 11 digs for her
second consecutive double-double.
The Ravens put together one of their finest offensive performances
of the season, recording 52 kills and a .275 hitting percentage,
the latter being a season high.
The Skyhawks were led by Katherine Masson (Acushnet, Mass./New
Bedford), who recorded nine kills, three digs, two blocks and a
service ace, and Justine Thompson (Merrimack, N.H./Bishop Guertin),
who had eight kills and four digs.
Franklin Pierce (2-6, 1-0 NE-10) returns to the home court on
Friday, as the team welcomes non-conference foe Concordia to the
Fieldhouse for a 7 p.m. match. Stonehill (0-3, 0-1 NE-10) takes
part in the Laker Invitational beginning on Friday.
