2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball swept in opener by CCSU, Delaware
Andy Alongi
Issue date: 9/23/04 Section: Sports
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The women's volleyball team lost two heart-breaking games against Central Connecticut State University and the University of Delaware on Friday, Sept. 17.
The tournament kicked off for Marist as they took on the Blue Devils, falling in three games, 30-23, 30-28, and 30-25.
Junior Chantelle Bowden led the Blue Devils of CCSU with 14 kills and four assists.
Coach Sarah Watters said the team came out flat and not ready to play.
"Central Connecticut is a tough team that is older and more experienced," she said. "We came out flat and not ready to play. We gave up too many points."
Seniors Jennifer Cote and Shannon Verity added 12 kills each.
Sophomore middle blocker Sally Hanson led the team with 12 kills and two digs. Junior setter Meghan Cochrane and frosh setter Lauren Nikides added 24 and 11 assists respectively, accounting for 35 of the Red Foxes' 38 assists. Junior libero Katie Lux led the defensive effort with 10 digs.
Looking to bounce back from a tough loss in their first match of the day, Marist battled the Delaware Blue Hens on Friday evening.
However, the Blue Hens would emerge victorious in three games, 30-26, 30-20, and 30-22.
Senior Valerie Murphy stimulated the Blue Hen offense with 15 kills while her stand-out teammate, sophomore Claire McCormack, contributed 10 kills.
In the losing effort, Marist found bright spots in senior Amy Gillespie, who had 12 kills and two digs. Sophomore Stephanie Miksch added eight kills.
Defensively, Lux scooped up 11 digs, Nikides and sophomore Jamie Kenworthy added nine digs each.
Gillespie and Hanson finished both events totaling 19 kills each, and Cochrane had 53 assists. Defensively, Jamie Kenworthy had 16 digs and Katie Lux led Marist with 21 digs.
Marist will play the University of Hartford at noon and West Virginia University at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 and will play Columbia University at noon on Saturday Sept. 25 as the Red Foxes host the Marist Invitational in the McCann Center.
Coach Sarah Watters said the team is optimistic about the tournament.
"We feel good about the upcoming tournament," she said. ""These are games we hope to win. This is a team that will improve with match experience."
The tournament kicked off for Marist as they took on the Blue Devils, falling in three games, 30-23, 30-28, and 30-25.
Junior Chantelle Bowden led the Blue Devils of CCSU with 14 kills and four assists.
Coach Sarah Watters said the team came out flat and not ready to play.
"Central Connecticut is a tough team that is older and more experienced," she said. "We came out flat and not ready to play. We gave up too many points."
Seniors Jennifer Cote and Shannon Verity added 12 kills each.
Sophomore middle blocker Sally Hanson led the team with 12 kills and two digs. Junior setter Meghan Cochrane and frosh setter Lauren Nikides added 24 and 11 assists respectively, accounting for 35 of the Red Foxes' 38 assists. Junior libero Katie Lux led the defensive effort with 10 digs.
Looking to bounce back from a tough loss in their first match of the day, Marist battled the Delaware Blue Hens on Friday evening.
However, the Blue Hens would emerge victorious in three games, 30-26, 30-20, and 30-22.
Senior Valerie Murphy stimulated the Blue Hen offense with 15 kills while her stand-out teammate, sophomore Claire McCormack, contributed 10 kills.
In the losing effort, Marist found bright spots in senior Amy Gillespie, who had 12 kills and two digs. Sophomore Stephanie Miksch added eight kills.
Defensively, Lux scooped up 11 digs, Nikides and sophomore Jamie Kenworthy added nine digs each.
Gillespie and Hanson finished both events totaling 19 kills each, and Cochrane had 53 assists. Defensively, Jamie Kenworthy had 16 digs and Katie Lux led Marist with 21 digs.
Marist will play the University of Hartford at noon and West Virginia University at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 and will play Columbia University at noon on Saturday Sept. 25 as the Red Foxes host the Marist Invitational in the McCann Center.
Coach Sarah Watters said the team is optimistic about the tournament.
"We feel good about the upcoming tournament," she said. ""These are games we hope to win. This is a team that will improve with match experience."