• Sun, 11/13 | Women's Volleyball at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 3-2 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 11/12 | Women's Volleyball at Long Island L, 3-0 (Final) RC
  • Sun, 11/06 | Women's Volleyball vs. Saint Francis (PA) L, 3-2 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 11/05 | Women's Volleyball vs. Robert Morris W, 3-2 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 10/29 | Women's Volleyball at Quinnipiac W, 3-0 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sun, 10/23 | Women's Volleyball vs. Central Connecticut W, 3-1 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 10/22 | Women's Volleyball at St. Francis (NY) W, 3-1 (Final) BX | RC
  • Wed, 10/19 | Women's Volleyball at Providence L, 3-1 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sun, 10/16 | Women's Volleyball vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L, 3-1 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 10/15 | Women's Volleyball vs. Long Island L, 3-0 (Final) BX | RC
 

September 16, 2008

VOLLEYBALL HOSTS SACRED HEART IN 2008 HOME OPENER TUESDAY AT 7 P.M., LOOKS TO ADD TO THREE-GAME WIN STREAK

September 16, 2008

BULLDOGS HOST SACRED HEART IN 2008 HOME OPENER TUESDAY AT 7 P.M., LOOK TO ADD TO THREE-GAME WIN STREAK

Penn Atlantic (live video)

SMITHFIELD, RI -- After 10-straight road games, the Bryant University volleyball team finally returns home to Smithfield, R.I. to host future Northeast Conference rival Sacred Heart University in the 2008 home opener at the Chace Athletic Center, Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.

The Bulldogs enter Tuesday's contest with an 8-2 record on the year, and are led by a trio of standout freshmen in Jazmin Stoner (Durango, Colo.), Hilary Andrews (Tipp City, Ohio) and Maria Scocca (Melrose, Mass.).

All three register in the top-4 in both kills and points, with Stoner (96 kills, 113 points) and Andrews (87 kills, 97 points) coming in at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Sophomore Adrienne Boss (Dracut, Mass.) is third on the team with 70 kills and 78.5 points, while Scocca has recorded 41 kills and 60.5 points, leading the team in solo blocks (10) with 17 block assists.

Scred Heart comes to Smithfield with a 6-4 record, led by a pair of rookies of their own in Maile Hetherington (122 kills) and Brittany Best (101 kills).

SO FAR IN 2008...
The 2008 Bulldogs are tearing up Division I competition as if they've been at it for years. In three weekend tournaments thus far, Bryant has lost just one match - a 3-2 loss to Navy - and has dropped only six sets in those games. The Bulldogs have topped a trio of future NEC opponents, including Sacred Heart in Fairfield, Conn., and have fallen only one other time - to the America East's University of New Hampshire.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE PIONEERS...
The Bulldogs last faced off against Sacred Heart on September 7, 2008 in the SHU Invitational, hosted by the Pioneers. Bryant topped SHU, 3-2, and were led by double-doubles from both rookie Hillary Andrews (13 kills, 16 digs) and sophomore Miranda Kolb (42 assists, 16 digs). The Bulldogs took wins in the first and third sets, dropping the even games before taking a 15-12 victory in the shortened fifth.

NEXT UP...
Bryant stays local, taking on Quinnipiac, Stony Brook and host Brown University in the Brown Tournament, Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20, 2008.

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