Volleyball wins, 3-0, over St. Francis (NY) for school-record eighth straight home victory

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11/1/04 -- Sophomore Dana Demayo (Ra’anana, Israel) had 14 kills and 12 digs with junior Lizelle Jackson (Palmdale, Calif.) adding 12 and 12 for Long Island, which notched its school-record eighth straight home victory with a 3-0 (30-8, 30-19, 30-22) Northeast Conference triumph over St. Francis (NY) at Schwartz Center.

The Blackbirds (25-6, 3-1 NEC) left no doubt in game one, notching a .514 hitting percentage thanks to 19 kills and only one error late in the game. Jackson and senior Cristina Pintilie (Cluj Napoca, Romania) pounded five kills with Demayo adding six digs.

The Terriers (1-22, 0-5) had five kills and seven errors in the game for a -.057 hitting percentage.

Demayo finished with her team-best 21st double-double of the season and Jackson, who closed with an impressive .407 hitting percentage, recorded her 11th. Demayo now has 490 digs this season, four shy of equaling the school’s single-season record set by Ivana Vasiljevic (Brcko, Bosnia & Herzegovina) two seasons ago.

Jade Gold (Jupiter, Fla.) pounded 11 kills, fellow junior Adela Igniska (Baia Mare, Romania) dished 14 assists and freshman Jasmine Perez (Kingwood, Texas) added 12 digs for LIU, which owned a 54-27 kills edge and hit .426.

LIU’s 8-0 home record betters its seven-game winning streak at Schwartz Center in 2002. It is one victory shy of equaling the school’s single-season win total at home, set in 2000.

Lydia Ann Harris posted 12 kills and Megan Lundquist dished 22 assists for St. Francis (NY).

LIU, winners of four straight, hosts Wagner on Thursday for a 7:00 pm first serve.