LIU Volleyball Captures Doubleheader Win; Sweeps St. Francis (NY) And Georgetown, 3-0 |
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(Georgetown
boxscore)
Lydia Ann Harris of St. Francis (N.Y.) posted five kills, including two service aces and six digs. The Blackbirds hosted BIG EAST conference member Georgetown in the afternoon. Senior Jade Gold (Jupiter, Fla.) led the team with 15 kills and .407 hitting percentage. Jackson recorded her 19th double-double (kills, digs) of the seaso with 11 kills and 19 digs. Vasiljevic posted a match-high 36 assists and sophomore Martina Wagner (Friedrichshafen, Germany) also had a double-double, collecting 10 kills and 13 digs. LIU out-hit the Hoyas .217 to .100 in the first frame. The Blackbirds mounted an eight point lead (24-16), pushing the game out of Georgetown’s reach. The Hoyas would cut the lead to four with a block from Katherine Neisen and Rachel Nelson but a Gold kill sealed the game for LIU, 30-23. In game two, Gold and Vasiljevic connected for two consecutive points to give the Blackbirds a 5-3 lead. An ace from Wagner, followed by a Hoya attacking error and kill from Jackson, gave LIU a ten point advantage they would not relinquish. Another kill from Gold closed the second game, 30-20. Georgetown would not go away without a fight. The Hoyas started the third game with an ace from Katie Nulty. The game see-sawed back and forth with ten ties. LIU surged late in the game, galloping to an eight point lead to take the game and match, 30-22. Rachel Nelson anchored Georgetown with 15 kills, eight digs, and three blocks. Caitlin Boland notched 31 assists. The Blackbirds rise to 21-12, remaining undefeated (8-0) in NEC play. LIU will host South Florida, Sunday at 1:00 pm.
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11/12/05 -- Long
Island swept two opponents in Saturday’s doubleheader
against neighboring Northeast Conference foe,St.
Francis (NY),
3-0 (30-9, 30-10,
30-20) and non-conference adversary Georgetown,
3-0 (30-23, 30-20, 30-22).