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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.
(September 25, 2010) – Freshman middle Katie
Jackson (Cherry Creek, Colo.) collected a match-best nine
kills on Saturday afternoon, but the Franklin Pierce University
volleyball team was defeated, 3-0, by Merrimack in Northeast-10
Conference play at Volpe Center. Sophomore middle Jenna Reilly
piled up seven kills and seven blocks in the victory for
Merrimack.
With the loss, Franklin Pierce
falls to 6-3 (0-2 Northeast-10), while Merrimack improves to 2-7
(1-3 Northeast-10). The Warriors swept through the three sets by
scores of 25-18, 25-18 and 25-14.
Jackson collected her nine kills
while hitting .158, which led the way for the Ravens, as the team
hit just .076 on the afternoon. Senior outside hitter
Christina Calderon (Tombstone, Ariz.) finished
with seven kills, as she was the only other Franklin Pierce player
to amass five or more. The duo worked off the set of senior
Pam Walker (Chino Hills, Calif.), who dished out
22 assists. Defensively, senior libero Chelsie Kohout
(Harrison Township, Mich.) led the Ravens with 21 digs,
while freshman outside hitter Lauren Miller (Alexandria,
Ind.) added 12 of her own.
Meanwhile, junior middle Nicole
Duarte and sophomore outside hitter Shaunda Forcier each collected
eight kills to lead Merrimack, though it was Reilly and senior
middle Megan Murray who were arguably the most effective on the
attack. Murray hit a match-best .455 over 11 swings and finished
with six kills to complement the seven kills and .278 over 18
attacks posted by Reilly. Senior setter Elyse Lorenz set up the
offense for the Warriors, as she led all players with 32 assists.
Defensively, Reilly finished with seven blocks (three solo), while
sophomore outside hitter Natalee Yeazle added five block assists.
In the back row, senior libero Alyssa Pickert and senior defensive
specialist Heidi Wroblicky finished with 15 and 14 digs,
respectively.
Merrimack out-hit Franklin Pierce
in each of the three sets on its way to hitting .188 for the match.
The Warriors closed things out authoritatively in the third set, as
they hit .303 against a -.029 third set for Franklin Pierce.
The Ravens return to the court on
Tuesday, Sept. 28, when they travel to Southern New Hampshire for a
Northeast-10 Conference contest. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m.
in Manchester, N.H. Franklin Pierce next plays at home on Oct. 2
against Southern Connecticut State at 7 p.m.
For more information on Franklin
Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin
Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Two other
ways to follow the Ravens are through the Department of Athletics'
official YouTube channel
(http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed
(http://twitter.com/FPUathletics).
