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NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Result
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Crasheena Ward

Mercy Volleyball Splits Tri-Match; Beats Felician and Falls to Holy Family

PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Mercy College women's volleyball team split a tri-match on Saturday by defeating Felician by a score of 3-0, but dropped the finale to Holy Family by a score of 3-0.

In the opener against Felician (2-15), the Mavericks (6-12) came out aggressive and notched 15 kills to take the first set 25-20. Mercy didn't let up and played solid defense throughout the match, limiting Felician to a .074 hitting percentage. The Mavericks took the final two sets by a score of 25-16 and 25-16.

Freshman middle hitter Crasheena Ward (Danbury, CT) led the attack with 13 kills on 25 attempts for a .440 hitting percentage. Junior outside hitter Diana Bruzzone (Guayaquil, Ecuador) recorded 13 kills and 12 digs. Freshman setter Bridgette Pennelle (Hawthorne, NY) added 30 assists.

In the second match against Holy Family (12-10), the Mavericks fought hard against their host. However, Holy Family took all three sets (25-16, 25-15, 25-16) on the strength of eight service aces in the match and 10 kills by Katie Hornback.

Sophomore middle hitter Shedeiky Hamilton (Yallahs, Jamaica) had eight kills on 19 attempts. Bruzzone contributed with 14 digs, while sophomore middle hitter Mirlusca Montes (Lima, Peru) added 10 digs.

The Mavericks will be back in action on Tuesday, October 7 when they return home to take on East Coast Conference (ECC) opponent Molloy.