Ravens post back-to-back 3-0 wins over Stonehill and Bridgeport

EASTON, MASS. (Oct 26, 2002) - The Franklin Pierce University volleyball team posted back-to-back 3-0 victories to go 2-0 at the Stonehill Invitational this afternoon.

The Ravens opened up the Invitational with a shutout win over Stonehill, defeating the Chieftains, 30-27, 31-29, 30-26.

Senior Mandy Johnson (Orange, Mass./Maher Regional) led the attack with 14 kills, while sophomore Briana Bates (Belmont, N.H./Endicott College) followed close behind with 13. Senior Catrina Cuevas (Aurora, Colo./J.I. O'Neill (N.Y.)) and junior Bethany Findley (Clinton, Conn./Morgan School) combined for 33 helpers, while freshman Tara Vece (Clinton, Conn./Morgan School) led the defense with 13 digs.

In the second match of the afternoon, the Ravens defeated the University of Bridgeport, 30-28, 30-25, and 30-22. Johnson led the offense once again with a team-best 20 kills, five aces and three digs. Bates recorded another 13-kill outing, while Vece tallied eight digs in the win.

Franklin Pierce (12-9, 4-7 NE-10) returns to action on Tuesday, when it travels to Southern Connecticut State University for a Northeast-10 Conference match at 7 p.m.