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Nov 4, 2008

Volleyball Edged by New Haven in First-Place Showdown

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – In a battle of the two remaining undefeated teams in the conference, the University of New Haven edged the Warriors 3-1 at the Volpe Gym Tuesday night.

Game scores were 27-25, 25-21, 17-25, 25-23.

The first game was close throughout, with tie scores at 12, 15, 18, 24 and 25, after a kill from Molly Cindric. But the Chargers closed out the game 27-25, behind a block from Elizabeth Akinbiyi and a kill from Charisse Cotton.

In the second, the Warriors led 22-21 after a kill from Ale Kuncaitis, but New Haven registered the final four points, led by two kills from Brittani Cotton.

Merrimack controlled the third, leading throughout, and won its first game behind a game-winning kill from Kristin Applegate. Megan Murray, who was outstanding all night, tallied three kills in the third, while Cindric added three kills and five digs.

In the fourth, the Warriors led 18-17 after an ace from Murray, but the Chargers rallied for five straight points and seven of the next eight to take a 24-19 lead. The Warriors did not quit, rallying for four unanswered points, capped off with a block from Applegate, but after a lengthy rally at 24-23, New Haven closed the match out with a kill from Brittani Cotton.

Murray posted a team-high 14 kills and added three aces, while hitting .500. Kuncaitis tallied a double-double on 14 digs and 12 kills, while Cindric added seven kills and nine digs. Elyse Lorenz chipped in with 41 assists and eight digs, while Applegate had nine kills and five digs. Merrimack hit .162 overall, with a game-high .281 in the third.

The Cotton sisters combined for 29 kills, with Brittani getting 13 of them while adding 21 digs. Yael Rosner tallied 46 assists, 10 digs and six kills, while Elizabeth Akinbiyi added eight blocking assists.

The loss snapped Merrimack’s school-record of 11 straight conference wins and snapped its 12 straight home conference match winning streak.

New Haven is ranked first in the east regional rankings, and Merrimack is fifth. The top eight teams advance to the NCAA Tournament.

Merrimack (16-8, 11-1 NE-10) heads to Saint Rose on Friday for a 7 p.m. match and Le Moyne on Saturday for a 12 p.m. match. The Northeast-10 Tournament, hosted by Pace University begins on November 14th.


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