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Make it a Dozen; USCGA Bears Hold Off Trinity
Story Courtesy of the USCGA Athletics Site
HARTFORD, CONN.--(10/21/10)--Coast Guard, ranked fifth in the
New England regional poll, extended its winning streak to 12 by
holding off Trinity, ranked tenth in the region, 3-2 in a
non-conference match between the two Connecticut teams.
The Bears won the first two sets 25-19 and 25-14 before Trinity
kept its upset hopes alive by rallying to even the match with a
25-15 win in set three and a 25-22 win in the fourth set for force
a fifth and a deciding set. Coast Guard won the fifth set 15-10 to
improve to 23-4 on the season.
Sophomore Lauren Bloch had a game-high 18 kills while classmate
Keriann Mason added 33 digs and a pair of aces to lead Coast
Guard.
Coast Guard took a 2-0 lead in the match, using a 9-3 run to close
out the first set, 25-19, and controlling the next frame from
beginning to end with a 25-14 triumph.
Trinity turned the tables in the third set, jumping out to an 11-4
lead and holding off the Bears’ comeback by scoring 10 of the
set’s final 12 points for a 25-15 win.
The fourth set was a hard-fought with Trinity taking four of the
last five points for a 25-22 victory, but the Bears went ahead,
10-2, to open the fifth set en route to a 15-10 clinching win.
Sophomore OH Danielle Isaman paced a well-balanced Trinity offense
with 17 kills and added five digs and two solo blocks, while senior
tri-captain RS Kristen Anderson had 15 kills, nine digs, and a
game-high three aces, and freshman Hannah Brickley contributed 13
kills.
Junior S Jen Low notched a game-high 51 assists and 12 digs, while
junior tri-captain Sarah Blagden and junior Alexandra Pell had 26
and 15 digs, respectively, and were a perfect 52-for-52 between
them receiving for the Bantams.
Freshman Kelsey DePorto had five blocks in the middle for the
Bears, and Coast Guard sophomore Karen Matic had 34 sets.
Trinity drops to 11-7 overall.
