2008 Woodie Awards
Red Foxes defeat Peahens in five-game thriller
Andy Alongi
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: Sports
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The Red Fox volleyball squad made fans hold their breath as they squeaked out a 3-2 win over the Peahens, last Sunday in the McCann Center.
Marist played with a tie score, 14-14, in the fifth and final game when freshman outside hitter Alexandra Schultze spiked a ball to win a point, making the score 15-14 in favor of Marist.
On the ensuing match point for the Foxes, senior middle blocker Sally Hanson sent the Peahens home with a convincing shot to seal the match.
The Red Foxes defeated the Peahens, 13-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-19, and 16-14, respectively.
The win improved Marist to 2-2 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play. St. Peter's conference record fell to 1-3 with the loss.
The Foxes had four players with double-digit kills and four players who hit for a percentage of over .400. Senior outside hitter Jamie Kenworthy had 15 kills, while Hanson had 14 kills and hit for a percentage of .444. Sophomore Kelsey Schaefer added 10 kills, and Schultze paced the Foxes with a match-high 21 kills.
Junior Jackie Ugrinovsky boasted a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage while freshman setter Dawn Jan hit .500. Sophomore Jordan Rowe hit .429 while playing in four of the five games for the Foxes.
Marist head volleyball coach Tom Hanna said the offense has greatly improved in recent matches.
"In broad strokes, our offense was much better in the match, but since we started MAAC play," he said. "We're hitting .207 and the offense is still a work in progress. That was a strong match offensively."
Defensively, the Foxes received 14 digs from senior Stephanie Miksch and nine from Dawn Jan.
St. Peter's was led by Sasha Pshenychka who had 19 kills.
On defense, the Peahens' Yomi Angulo had a game-high 15 digs while India Walker added 13 more digs.
In the first game, Marist got off on the wrong foot. St. Peter's, at one point, won six consecutive points to make the score 10-3 in the early stages of the match. The Foxes would only win two points on their own serve as they fell, 30-12 to the Peahens.
Marist played with a tie score, 14-14, in the fifth and final game when freshman outside hitter Alexandra Schultze spiked a ball to win a point, making the score 15-14 in favor of Marist.
On the ensuing match point for the Foxes, senior middle blocker Sally Hanson sent the Peahens home with a convincing shot to seal the match.
The Red Foxes defeated the Peahens, 13-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-19, and 16-14, respectively.
The win improved Marist to 2-2 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play. St. Peter's conference record fell to 1-3 with the loss.
The Foxes had four players with double-digit kills and four players who hit for a percentage of over .400. Senior outside hitter Jamie Kenworthy had 15 kills, while Hanson had 14 kills and hit for a percentage of .444. Sophomore Kelsey Schaefer added 10 kills, and Schultze paced the Foxes with a match-high 21 kills.
Junior Jackie Ugrinovsky boasted a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage while freshman setter Dawn Jan hit .500. Sophomore Jordan Rowe hit .429 while playing in four of the five games for the Foxes.
Marist head volleyball coach Tom Hanna said the offense has greatly improved in recent matches.
"In broad strokes, our offense was much better in the match, but since we started MAAC play," he said. "We're hitting .207 and the offense is still a work in progress. That was a strong match offensively."
Defensively, the Foxes received 14 digs from senior Stephanie Miksch and nine from Dawn Jan.
St. Peter's was led by Sasha Pshenychka who had 19 kills.
On defense, the Peahens' Yomi Angulo had a game-high 15 digs while India Walker added 13 more digs.
In the first game, Marist got off on the wrong foot. St. Peter's, at one point, won six consecutive points to make the score 10-3 in the early stages of the match. The Foxes would only win two points on their own serve as they fell, 30-12 to the Peahens.
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