Volleyball
Advances to Northeast Conference Tournament
Final With 3-0 Sweep of CCSU |
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NEC Player of the Year Martina Wagner (Friedrichshafen, Germany/Wilhemi Gymnasium) had a match-high 14 kills for Long Island. The junior also contributed seven digs and five service aces. Sophomore Martina Racic (Pula, Croatia/School of Arts) racked up 12 kills in the win and teammate junior Shelby Heggie (Laramie, WY/Laramie) added 10 kills. Freshman Svetlana Simic (Klek, Serbia/Commerical School) recorded a match-high 18 digs. The match opened up with a tight first game. The Blackbirds (24-10) built an early lead, but Central Connecticut (19-10) kept things close. Long Island would take game one by a 30-23 margin. LIU built some steam in the second stanza, leading the entire way en route to a 30-20 win. In the third game, the Blue Devils came out strong as they established a 13-8 lead. With CCSU leading 21-16, the Blackbirds rattled off 10 straight points to take a 26-21 advantage. Long Island closed out the game by a score of 30-22. Sophomore Amanda Olmstead (Wilmington, DE/Padua Academy) and freshman Sara Grona (Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan/Porcupine Plain) led the Blue Devils with six kills each. Olmstead and senior Brynn Good (Surrey, BC/White Rock Christian) paced the Blue Devils with nine digs apiece. Long Island outhit Central by a 55-17 margin, and hit .240 for
the match. The Blue Devils hit .012 as a team.
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11/18/06 --With
three players registering double figures in kills, the top-seeded
Long Island University volleyball team defeated No. 4 seed
Central Connecticut State, 3-0 (30-23, 30-20, 30-22) to advance
to the championship match of the Northeast Conference Tournament.
On Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1:00 p.m., the Blackbirds will take on
the winner of the Saint Francis (Pa.)-Robert Morris match.