October 17,
2009
VB: DOLPHINS DEFEAT SAINT ANSELM HAWKS 3-1, AS CHEEK REGISTERS
DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Syracuse N.Y. - Senior outside hitter Elizabeth Cheek
(Huntington Beach, Calif./Rosary) recorded a double-double
with 14 kills and 11 digs to lead the Le Moyne College volleyball
team to a 3-1 win over the Saint Anselm Hawks on Saturday afternoon
in Northeast-10 Conference play at Ted Grant Court.
Saint Anselm opened the match with a 25-23 win over the Dolphins
with the help of outside hitter Charlotte Tencza, who registered
nine kills and three digs. With the score knotted at 4-4, Margaret
Tereschuk would land two service aces as the Hawks pushed out to an
11-5 lead. The Dolphins would make it close, but Saint Anselm
would never relinquish its lead.
In the second game, freshman Bethany Fabian
(Lake View, N.Y./Frontier) posted three service
aces in helping the Dolphins secure a 25-18 victory over the Hawks
to even the match at 1-1. Cheek would also contribute four kills
throughout the game. The Dolphins largest lead would come at
the 22-13 mark as the Hawks would never get closer than six.
The Dolphins would win game three, 25-17, as Cheek landed another
five kills and freshman middle hitter Morgan
McDermott (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee)
added four of her own. With the score tied at 16, the Dolphins
would only surrender one more point to the Hawks as senior setter
Kaylin Brainerd (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool)
and Fabian would serve out the game.
Le Moyne closed out the match with a 25-14 win in game four. The
Dolphins used a 10-4 run to turn a 5-3 lead into an eight point
lead. Later in the game, Saint Anselm would score four
straight points to close the gap to 18-12, but Le Moyne would
finish the match on a 7-2 run.
Cheek registered 14 kills and 11 digs for another double-double,
while Brainerd dished out 34 assists. Junior outside hitter
Krista Prentice (Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home) tallied
10 kills, as McDermott added 10 kills of her own and registered
five blocks. Fabian would round out the Le Moyne attack as
she would record career highs in service aces and blocks, with five
and three respectively, while also landing six kills.
Le Moyne (12-6, NE-10 4-4) returns to action on Sunday as it hosts
Northeast-10 opponent St. Michael's at 1:00 PM.
-agate-
Le Moyne 3, Saint
Anselm 1
Le Moyne (12-6, NE-10
4-4)
23
25
25 25
Saint Anselm (5-12, NE-10
1-8)
25
18
17 14
