November 7, 2009
VB: BENTLEY RALLIES TO DEFEAT LE MOYNE 3-1
Syracuse, N.Y. - Alaura Berry and Alex Kearney each posted 11 kills
to lead the Bentley Falcons in a victory over the Le Moyne College
volleyball team, 3-1, in Northeast-10 Conference action on Saturday
afternoon at Ted Grant Court.
In the first game, the Falcons held an early advantage as they were
able to jump out to a 10-7 start. The Dolphins would come charging
back on a 6-0 run, led by the serving of outside hitter
Bethany Fabian (Lake View, N.Y./Frontier).
Although they kept it close, Bentley would never recapture the lead
as the Dolphins won the game, 25-23, anchored by five kills from
senior captain Elizabeth Cheek (Huntington Beach,
Calif./Rosary).
Bentley bounced back in the second game to even the match at one
apiece with a wire-to-wire 25-23 win. Although the Dolphins would
take an early lead at 12-8, the Falcons would go on a 16-8 run to
put them ahead, 24-20. The Dolphins closed the gap to one at 24-23,
but a kill by Andrea Farah would end the Dolphins
rally.
With the third game tied at 11 apiece, the Falcons gained control
of the game with the help of Berry and Kearney, who had a combined
nine kills. After a 5-0 spurt by the Falcons made the score 15-11,
the Dolphins would get no closer than three points, as Bentley
cruised to a 25-20 win.
Le Moyne started strong in game four, gaining a 9-5 advantage over
the Falcons. Bentley would then rally with a 9-2 run, led by the
serving of Cassie Kraft and the setting of Kelly Mee. The Dolphins
would fight back, but they would get no closer than 20-18. The
Falcons won the match on a kill by Kearney to take the game
25-21.
Cheeks led the Dolphins in kills with 16, while also registering 12
digs. Outside hitter Krista Prentice (Amherst, N.Y./Sweet
Home) posted 11 kills and 7 digs, while Fabian
landed 8 kills and had team-highs in digs and service aces, with 13
and 3 respectively. Senior setter Kaylin Brainerd
(Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) dished out 35 assists, marking
the third time this season with at least 35 assists.
The Dolphins close out the regular season on Sunday, November 8, as
they host NE-10 opponent Stonehill on Senior Day.
-agate-
Bentley 3, Le Moyne 1
Bentley (16-11, NE-10
11-4)
23
25
25 25
Le Moyne (16-9, NE-10 8-6)
25
23
20 21
