Le Moyne Athletics : VBALL: DOLPHINS FALL TO NEW HAVEN IN FIRST ROUND OF NE-10 TOURNAMENT

November 14, 2008

DOLPHINS FALL TO NEW HAVEN IN FIRST ROUND OF NE-10 TOURNAMENT

PLEASANTVILLE, NY – Brittani Cotton (East Patchogue, N.Y./Bellport H.S.) and Elizabeth Akinbiyi (Miami Gardens, FL/Chaminade-Madonna Prep.) each tallied 11 kills to lead the top seeded New Haven Chargers over Le Moyne 3-0 in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference tournament held on the campus of Pace University. With the loss, the Dolphins wrap up their 2008 campaign with a winning record of 14-13, 7-7 in the conference. The Chargers move to 26-3 on the season.

New Haven captured game one by the score of 25-16. With the score tied at 11-11 midway through the game, the Chargers out scored the Dolphins 14-5 to close out the game. The Dolphins rallied in game two by taking a 9-5 advantage following a kill by Kristin Cobb (Cincinnatus, N.Y. / Cincinnatus). Behind the service of Sara Malmlov (Lindesberg, Sweden/Sheridan College), the Chargers reeled off 15 consecutive points to take a commanding 10-point advantage in winning the second game 25-13. Tied midway through the third game, New Haven would once again pull away to claim the deciding game 25-16.

Senior Jodi Smith (Angola, NY / Eden) led the way for the Dolphins with seven kills and four digs. Krista Prentice (Amherst, NY /Sweet Home) added six kills and Kaylin Brainerd (Liverpool, NY / Liverpool) dished out 19 assists.

The Northeast-10 Conference tournament continues on Saturday with two semifinal matches and the championship game. For more information on the NE-10 Championships, log on to www.northeast10.org.

New Haven 3 Le Moyne 0
Le Moyne 16 14 16 (14-13)
New Haven 25 25 25 (26-3)



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November 14, 2008 DOLPHINS FALL TO NEW HAVEN IN FIRST ROUND OF NE-10 TOURNAMENT PLEASANTVILLE, NY – Brittani Cotton (East Patchogue, N.Y./Bellport H.S.) and Elizabeth Akinbiyi (Miami Gardens, FL/Chaminade-Madonna Prep.) each tallied 11 kills to lead the top seeded New Haven Chargers over Le Moyne 3-0 in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference tournament held on the campus of Pace University. With the loss, the Dolphins wrap up their 2008 campaign with a winning record of 14-13, 7-7 in the conference. The Chargers move to 26-3 on the season. New Haven captured game one by the score of 25-16. With the score tied at 11-11 midway through the game, the Chargers out scored the Dolphins 14-5 to close out the game. The Dolphins rallied in game two by taking a 9-5 advantage following a kill by Kristin Cobb (Cincinnatus, N.Y. / Cincinnatus). Behind the service of Sara Malmlov (Lindesberg, Sweden/Sheridan College), the Chargers reeled off 15 consecutive points to take a commanding 10-point advantage in winning the second game 25-13. Tied midway through the third game, New Haven would once again pull away to claim the deciding game 25-16. Senior Jodi Smith (Angola, NY / Eden) led the way for the Dolphins with seven kills and four digs. Krista Prentice (Amherst, NY /Sweet Home) added six kills and Kaylin Brainerd (Liverpool, NY / Liverpool) dished out 19 assists. The Northeast-10 Conference tournament continues on Saturday with two semifinal matches and the championship game. For more information on the NE-10 Championships, log on to www.northeast10.org. New Haven 3 Le Moyne 0 Le Moyne 16 14 16 (14-13) New Haven 25 25 25 (26-3)