October 31, 2009
VB: CHEEK TIES PROGRAM'S KILLS RECORD AS DOLPHINS SWEEP SOUTHERN
NEW HAMPSHIRE, 3-0
Manchester, N.H. - Senior outside hitter Elizabeth Cheek
(Huntington Beach, Calif./Rosary) landed six kills to tie
the program's career kills record as the Le Moyne College
volleyball team defeated Southern New Hampshire, 3-0, in
Northeast-10 Conference action on Saturday afternoon at SNHU
Fieldhouse.
In the opening game, Southern New Hampshire jumped out to an early
lead, but the Dolphins rallied midway through the game for a 25-18
win. The Penman used a 5-2 run to turn a 5-5 tie into a 10-7 lead,
before eventually pushing out to a 14-12 advantage. After a kill by
freshman Bethany Fabian (Lake View, N.Y./Frontier)
pulled the Dolphins to within 14-13, Le Moyne tallied six straight
points off the serve of freshman Allison Hebel (Greenlawn,
N.Y./Harborfields) to pull away. The Dolphins scored six
of the game's final nine points to seal the victory.
The Dolphins started game two where they left off in game one and
jumped out to leads of 6-0 and 13-4 en route to a 25-18 win. Senior
setter Kaylin Brainerd (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool)
opened the game by serving for six straight points. After the
Penman closed to within 8-4, Hebel landed four straight service
aces to regain control of the game for Le Moyne. Junior
Andrea Sterling (Bloomfield, N.Y./Bloomfield) gave
the Dolphins their largest lead at 20-10 with four straight points
off serve. The Dolphins closed out the game with a kill by
sophomore middle hitter Kelli Willets (Apalachin,
N.Y./Vestal) and an attack error by the Penman.
Le Moyne never trailed in the third game on its way to a 25-19
victory. Midway through the game, the Dolphins turned a three point
lead into a 20-9 advantage with eight consecutive points. Le Moyne
recorded the final seven points of the run behind the serve of
Cheek. Southern New Hampshire was able to pull within four points
on three occasions, the last coming at 23-19, but a Willets kill
ended the comeback. Sterling closed out the match with a service
ace.
With the six kills on the afternoon, Cheek ties Lindsey Fattey '06
for the program record with 1,226. Cheek also posted a match-high
18 digs to go over 200 digs for the fourth straight year. Freshman
middle hitter Morgan McDermott (Camillus, N.Y./West
Genesee), the conference's leader in hitting percentage,
landed a match-best nine kills in hitting at a .400 percentage.
Brainerd became the fourth Dolphins to eclipse 2,600 career assists
after dishing out 25 on the day.
Le Moyne (15-8, NE-10 7-5), which has won four of its last five
conference matches, returns to the court on Sunday at Franklin
Pierce at 1:00 p.m.
-agate-
Le Moyne 3, Southern
New Hampshire 0
Le Moyne (15-8, NE-10
7-5)
25
25 25
Southern New Hampshire (9-12, NE-10
3-9)
18
18 19
