Sep 17, 2008
Volleyball Opens Conference Play with Big 3-1 Win at Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, NH – Senior Ale Kuncaitis (Canton, MA) led all players with 22 kills and added 10 digs on Wednesday night to post a double-double and lead Merrimack past Franklin Pierce 3-1 in Northeast-10 Conference action.
The first two sets were closely contested, as Merrimack took the
opener, 25-21, and Franklin Pierce responded with a 27-25 victory
in the second set. From there, Merrimack posted a 25-14 win in the
third set and squeaked out a 29-27 fourth-set victory to finish off
the match.
For Merrimack, Kuncaitis led the way with her 22-kill, 10-dig
double-double. Junior Lisa Barr (Alberta, Canada)
and sophomore Molly Cindric (Westlake Village, CA)
joined Kuncaitis in double figures offensively with 15 and 14 kills
respectively. Sophomore Alyssa Pickert (Tinley Park,
IL) led four Warriors in double figures defensively with a
match-high 25 digs while senior Kristin Applegate
(Hampstead, N.H.) led all players with six blocks (one
solo). Sophomore Elyse Lorenz (Frankfort, IL.)
posted 12 digs and a match-best 57 assists to notch a
double-double.
Kuncaitis’ 22 kills are a team-high for the season.
This was Merrimack’s conference opener and an important
contest at that, as the Warriors were picked to finish third and
Franklin Pierce fourth in the Northeast-10 preseason poll. Last
Friday, the Warriors overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Ravens
3-2 in a non-conference match at Lowell.
Merrimack (5-4, 1-0 NE-10) is at Southern NH on Saturday (1 p.m.)
before taking on Saint Michael’s in the home opener Sunday
(11 a.m.)
