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Bulldogs Upset in ECAC Quarterfinals, 3-2; Season Ends with 27 Wins
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Center Valley, PA (November 9, 2011) – It was an abrupt end
to the DeSales University volleyball season as the Bulldogs were
upset in the opening round of the ECAC South Region Tournament by
eight seeded St. Vincent College, 3-2 (25-21, 15-25, 17-25, 25-13,
15-13), to see their season come to a close with a 27-7 overall
record.
The Bearcats (22-11) took set one by a narrow four-point margin as
the Bulldogs committed a costly nine hitting errors, overshadowing
a match-high 16 kills in the first set. DSU picked up its
play in sets two and three, dominating SVC to win easily in both
sets, but in set four with the Bulldogs leading 9-7, St. Vincent
scored 13 of the next 17 points to gain some momentum and never
looked back from there.
That momentum carried into the fifth set where the Bearcats took
an early 5-2 lead and with the score tied at nine ran off three
straight points to lead 12-9 and the Bulldogs fell just short in
its comeback.
Senior Lauren
Hickey played well in her last career match as a
Bulldog totaling 14 kills and eight digs. Sophomore
Haley
Petrarca had a team-high 16 kills, but committed
11 errors in the loss. Junior Paige
Horrigan had 11 kills and hit .258 but had just
one block after entering the match averaging more than a block per
set.
Junior Justine
McNulty totaled 45 assists and had 21 digs,
freshman Chrissy
Banos finished with six kills, eight digs, and
two blocks, and junior Eden
Reichard added a match-high 27 digs in the back
row.
The 27 wins tie for the second most in a season, also accomplished
in 1993.
