Takegawa collects nine digs

Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 3, 2009) – Senior Jenna Tammel tallied six kills and 10 digs on Saturday night and lead Southern Connecticut State to a 3-0 victory over the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team in Northeast-10 Conference play at Pelz Gymnasium. Senior Erika Takegawa (Kitakyushu, Japan) totaled nine digs for Franklin Pierce in defeat.

Southern Connecticut State swept through the match by scores of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-14. With the win, SCSU improves to 15-3 (4-3 Northeast-10), while Franklin Pierce falls to 4-13 (1-4 Northeast-10) with the loss.

For Franklin Pierce, senior Katie Ristow (Miami, Fla.) led the team with six kills, while sophomore Dana Rowinski (Dix Hills, N.Y.) added five of her own and junior Pamela Walker (Chino Hills, Calif.) dished out 16 assists. Behind Takegawa, Ristow led the defensive effort with seven digs, while senior Megan Feldmeth (South Pasadena, Calif.) led the team with two block assists.

For Southern Connecticut State, Tammel and senior Marcia Hollingsworth led the way with six kills apiece, while three other Owls collected five kills each. Hollingsworth piled up a match-best .667 hitting percentage, as she did not commit an attacking error over nine attempts. The offense ran through the set of freshman Kimberly Lachowicz, who handed out a match-best 21 assists. Defensively for SCSU, Tammel tallied 10 digs while Hollingsworth led all players with three blocks (two solo).

As a team, the Owls hit .244 over 82 attacks (33 kills, 13 errors), including a .318 second set in which they tallied 11 kills to just four errors over 22 attacks. In that second set, five different SCSU players tallied two kills each. Franklin Pierce hit .038 for the match (21 kills, 18 errors, 79 attacks).

After a closer first set, Southern Connecticut State used large runs in the middle of the second and third sets to put the match away. Tied 9-9 in the second set, the Owls ran off eight consecutive points behind the serve of junior Broghan Miller to take a 17-9 win en route to the 25-15 win. Then, already holding a 16-12 lead, Tammel put the match on ice with three aces and seven consecutive points to pus the lead to 23-12 on the way to a 25-14 victory.

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.