Saint Anselm Sweeps Saint Michael's, 3-0
Hawks Stop Five-Game Skid
Marissa Caron led the Hawks with 13 kills.
-photo by Marc Hagemeier |
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The Saint Anselm College women's volleyball
team snapped a five-match losing streak following a 3-0 victory
over Saint Michael's College here today at Stoutenburgh Gym. The
Hawks improved to 3-9 overall and 1-3 in the Northeast-10 Conference,
while Saint Michael's dropped to 6-6 overall and 1-3 in the league.
Saint Anselm jumped out to a 16-6 lead in the opening game of the
best-of-five match and went on to post a 30-14 win. The Hawks held
a 20-19 lead in game two and ran off six-straight points enroute
to a 30-22 win. Game three saw the Purple Knight fall behind 23-13,
only to battle back and cut the lead in half at 24-19. Saint Anselm
responded with four-straight points and closed out the match with
a 30-23 win.
Junior Marissa Caron (Raymond, N.H./Oyster River) led the
Hawks with 13 kills and just one hitting error. She also contributed
four blocks. Senior Melissa Wright (North Attleboro, Mass./Bishop
Feehan) added seven kills and four blocks, while classmate Robin
Hinchey (Billerica, Mass./Billerica) contributed a team-high
22 assists. Freshman Karen Lyons (Pocassett, Mass./ Bourne)
totaled a team-high 24 digs.
Sophomore Lindsey Shumway (Scotia, N.Y./Burnt Hills) totaled nine
kills and junior Heather Frame (Ballston Lake, N.Y./Burnt Hills)
added 19 assists for Saint Michael's. Junior Katie Herb (Malden,
N.Y./Saugerties) chipped in 14 digs in a losing effort.
Both teams return to action Tuesday (10/1). Saint Anselm travels
to Bryant College for a league match, while the Purple Knights head
to Green Mountain College for a non-league tilt.
| Score |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
F |
| Saint Michael's |
14 |
22 |
23 |
- |
- |
0 |
| Saint Anselm |
30 |
30 |
30 |
- |
- |
3 |
Box Score
(Posted following day)