Trio of Ravens rack up double-doubles

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RINDGE, N.H. (November 1, 2009) – Seniors Caitlynn Parnell (Medina, Texas) and Katie Ristow (Miami, Fla.) and junior Pamela Walker (Chino Hills, Calif.) all collected double-doubles on Sunday afternoon, but the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team was defeated, 3-2, by Le Moyne in Northeast-10 Conference play at Franklin Pierce’s Fieldhouse. Senior Elizabeth Cheek piled up a match-best 24 kills to go with 23 digs to lead Le Moyne to the victory.

After dropping the first set, 25-21, Franklin Pierce took a 2-1 lead with 25-20 and 25-22 wins in the second and third sets, respectively. From there, Le Moyne took the final to sets by scores of 25-18 and 15-4. With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 7-20 (3-10 Northeast-10), while Le Moyne improves to 16-8 (8-5 Northeast-10) with the victory.

For Franklin Pierce, Ristow and Parnell led the offense with 14 and 11 kills, respectively, working off the set of Walker, who chalked up 36 assists on the afternoon. Junior libero Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Township, Mich.) stole the show for the Ravens defensively, as her season-high 32 digs led five Franklin Pierce players in double digits. Parnell tallied 17 digs, Walker added 14 and Ristow picked up 13 as all three finished off double-doubles. Senior Megan Feldmeth (South Pasadena, Calif.) led the team with four blocks (two solo).

For Le Moyne, Cheek led the way with 24 kills, while freshman Bethany Fabian racked up 13 kills and a team-best .324 hitting percentage. Junior Krista Prentice (14 kills) and freshman Morgan McDermott (10 kills) also reached double digits offensively for the Dolphins, while senior setter Kaylin Brainerd dished out a match-best 53 assists. Defensively, Fabian led Le Moyne with 27 digs, while Cheek (23 digs) and Prentice (16) both notched double-doubles as well. McDermott led the Dolphins with four block assists.

With a tip over the Franklin Pierce block early in the first set for her first kill of the match, Cheek became Le Moyne’s all-time leader in kills. She would later chalk up 10 kills in the fourth and fifth sets combined as Le Moyne rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take the 3-2 victory. Over the final two sets, the Dolphins chalked up 27 kills against only three errors over 60 attacks to hit .400, including a .471 mark without an error in the decisive fifth set. Leading 19-17 in the fourth set, Le Moyne rattled off 19 of the match’s final 24 points to put the match away.

The Ravens return to the court on Tuesday, Nov. 3, when they remain home to host Post in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 7 p.m. at the Fieldhouse. Franklin Pierce will honor its senior class prior to the start of the match.