Oct. 6, 2011

Box Score

KEENE, N.H. - The Emmanuel College women's volleyball team had no answers Thursday evening against Keene State College as the Owls were able to snap the Saints five-match winning streak by downing EC, 3-0, at Spaulding Gym. Emmanuel drops to 10-12 with the loss while the win snaps a three-match losing skid and propels the Owls to 9-7 on the year.

Keene was able to take a 1-0 lead in the match with a convincing 25-12 win in the first set in which they slammed down 16 kills to go along with five services aces. It didn't get much better for the Saints in the second set as the Owls continued to own the play at the net, hammering home 17 kills in a 25-17 win to make it 2-0 in the match. Emmanuel did show some signs of life late in the third set, pulling to within two points at 24-22 but a kill by junior right side hitter Ali Facchini (Niantic, Conn.) sealed the 25-22 third set win and the 3-0 victory for the hosts.

The Owls finished the evening hitting a blazing .398 from the floor led by 16 kills on 26 attempts by senior middle hitter Bridget O'Bryant (Merrimack, N.H.) who also had a team-high 12 digs and four aces in the win. Facchini finished the match with six kills while senior setter Laurie Whalen (Niantic, Conn.) ran the offensive show, dishing out 38 assists.

For the Saints, senior middle hitter Rebecca Stanton (Quincy, Mass.) recorded a team-high nine kills while freshman setter Alison Donnelly (Longmeadow, Mass.) dished out 14 assists.

Emmanuel will return to action this weekend when it hosts Rivier College and Saint Joseph's College (ME) in a GNAC tri-match beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. Keene will also return to action on Saturday when it travels to Wesleyan University for a tri-match against both Wesleyan and Trinity (CT) starting at 11:00 a.m.