Volleyball Falls To New Haven, 3-0
Kohout tallies 15 digs
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Chelsie Kohout tallied 15 digs against New Haven on Friday
night.RINDGE, N.H. (October 2,
2009) – Junior Sara Malmlov tallied 15 kills and 15
digs to post a double-double on Friday night and lead New Haven to
a 3-0 victory over the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team
in Northeast-10 Conference play at Franklin Pierce’s
Fieldhouse. Junior libero Chelsie Kohout (Harrison
Township, Mich.) collected 15 digs for Franklin Pierce in
defeat.
New Haven swept through the match by scores of 25-14, 25-15 and
25-11. With the win, New Haven improves to 11-3 (4-0 Northeast-10),
while Franklin Pierce falls to 4-12 (1-3 Northeast-10) with the
loss.
For Franklin Pierce, Kohout’s 15 digs tied for the match
high, while senior Erika Takegawa (Kitakyushu,
Japan) joined her in double digits with 10 digs of her
own. Senior Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas)
recorded a match-best two blocks (one solo). On the offensive side
of the net, a trio of Ravens collected four kills each, while
junior setter Pamela Walker (Chino Hills, Calif.)
dished out 13 assists.
For New Haven, Malmlov’s double-double led the way, while she
was joined in double digits offensively by freshman Keidy
Candelaria, who tallied 10 kills of her own. Malmlov’s .433
hitting percentage over 30 attacks (two errors) led all players.
The duo and the rest of the Charger offense worked off the set of
sophomore Chelsey Alpough, who handed out a match-best 34 assists.
Defensively, Malmlov was joined in double figures by sophomore
libero Heather Ladao (14 digs) and freshman Tia Inong (10).
As a team, the Chargers hit .312 over 112 attacks (45 kills, 10
errors), including a .364 second set in which they tallied 13 kills
to just one error over 33 attacks. In that second set, Malmlov
collected five kills without an error over nine attacks to hit
.556.
Leading 17-13 in the second set, New Haven rattled off 16 of the
next 20 points to take the second set, 25-15, open an 8-2 lead in
the third set and effectively put the match away.
The Ravens return to the court on Saturday, Oct. 2, when they
travel to Southern Connecticut State for a Northeast-10 Conference
contest. The match is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Pelz Gymnasium in New
Haven, Conn. Franklin Pierce next plays at home on Oct. 7 against
Saint Anselm at 7 p.m.