Ravens sweep Bowie State,
Felician
Pam Walker dished out 20-plus assists in each of three matches on
Saturday afternoon at Millersville.
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MILLERSVILLE, Pa.
(September 4, 2010) – Freshman middle Katie
Jackson (Cherry Creek, Colo.) served up seven aces and
hammered out 10 kills on Saturday afternoon to lead the Franklin
Pierce University volleyball team to a 3-0 victory over Bowie State
in neutral-site, non-conference action at Millersville. Jackson
finished with 25 kills on the day, as the Ravens also picked up a
3-0 victory over Felician and dropped a 3-0 decision to host
Millersville.
With its first three matches in the
books, Franklin Pierce opens the season 2-1 (0-0 Northeast-10). The
Ravens swept past Felician, 25-17, 25-14 and 25-17, and dispatched
Bowie State, 25-14, 25-6, 25-12, before falling to Millersville,
25-22, 25-17, 25-19.
Against Felician, Jackson led the
way with 10 kills while sophomore right side Kylie Clemens
(Lindenhurst, N.Y.) contributed a career-high eight kills.
Meanwhile, freshman middle Ashley Bruce
(Hampton Fall, N.H.) and senior outside hitter Christina
Calderon (Tombstone, Ariz.) collected eight kills
apiece. All three worked off the set of senior Pamela Walker
(Chino Hills, Calif.) dished out 29 assists. Defensively,
senior libero Chelsie Kohout
(Harrison Township, Mich.) recorded 15 digs, while
freshman outside hitter Lauren Miller
(Alexandria, Ind.) picked up 14 digs.
Against Bowie State, Jackson
contributed 10 kills on 12 attacks without committing an error,
while serving up seven aces as well. Miller added five kills on 12
errorless attacks of her own while pitching in six aces as well.
Walker quarterbacked the offense with 24 assists.
Miller led the offense in the final
match against Millersville with nine kills and chipped in 12 digs
as well, to narrowly miss a double-double. Kohout dug out 20 balls
defensively, Jackson contributed five kills and two blocks and
Walker dished out 26 assists.
Full box scores are unavailable at
this time.
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
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