KEENE, N.H. 9/19/09 - The Keene State College
women's volleyball team split an LEC tri-match on Saturday at
Spaulding Gym, posting a win over UMass.-Dartmouth 3-1 (25-11,
25-22, 26-28, 25-22) and a loss to Western Connecticut 3-0 (25-18,
25-14, 25-23). The split gives the Owls 6-6 overall
record and a 1-1mark in LEC action.
Western Connecticut (8-3, 2-0 LEC) finished the day 2-0
defeating the Owls (6-6, 1-1 LEC) and topping the Corsairs 3-1
(19-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-12) while UMass.-Dartmouth (7-2, 0-2 LEC)
was handed their first two losses of the season.
In the first game of the tri-match, the Owls were led by
sophomore outside-hitter Tiffani Brooks (Salem,
Conn.) with 12 kills and eight digs. Junior Jamie
Levine (Medfield, Mass.) and Laurie Whalen
(Niantic, Conn.) each had a team-high 17 digs, while
senior setter Jordan Pokryfki (Wasilla, Alaska)
put up 36 assists in the win.
UMass.-Dartmouth was led by sophomore outside hitter
Allie Mastrocola (Swansea, Mass.) with a
match-high 13 kills and pitched in with 11 digs. Freshman setter
Jessica Goncalves (New Bedford, Mass.) had 31 set
assists, while Libero Shannon Brodie (Chelmsford,
Mass.) had 17 digs.
In the second match of the day, UMass.-Dartmouth jumped out to a
1-0 lead (25-19) but then dropped the last three games (25-21,
25-16, 25-12) to the Colonials. Western Conn. had 11 kills from
Becca Stein (Kingston, N.Y.) and Vic
Rubits (New Fairfield, Conn.). Libero Kelly
Collins (Massapequa, N.Y.) had 10 digs, while
Sammie Hathaway (Milford, Conn.) put up 36 assists
in the win.
Sophomore middle-hitter Cami Ascher (Natick,
Mass.) had a match-high 13 kills and Goncalves put up 40
assists in the losing effort for the Corsairs.
In the finale, Western Conn. picked up their second win of the
day with a 12 kill match from junior outside-hitter Natalie
Crosby (East Haven, Conn.). Stein had nine kills and four
solo blocks while Hathaway had 27 helpers.
The Owls were paced by sophomore outside-hitter Bridget
O'Bryant (Merrimack, N.H.) with her nine kill, 12 dig
match. Pokryfki had 23 assists, while Levine had another
double-digit dig match with 10.
The Owls return to action, Thursday, September 24th, as they
will travel to Rivier for a 7 p.m. start.
