Nov 20, 2008
Volleyball Falls to Georgian Court in NCAA Tournament
NEW HAVEN, CT – The Merrimack women’s volleyball
team, seeded fifth in the east region, got off to a slow start in
their NCAA first round matchup with Georgian Court and could not
catch up, losing 3-0.
Game scores were 16-25, 23-25, 21-25.
The east Region’s fourth seed, the Georgian Court Lions
jumped out to leads of 11-5, 15-6, and 20-8 in the first set before
winning the set 25-16.
Merrimack again was down early in the second set, trailing 14-6
midway through. The Warriors then rallied, going on a 13-4 run to
take their first lead in the match since early in the first set.
But Georgian Court retaliated with a run of its own to take the
second game 25-23 behind six kills from senior Ann Casado and 10
assists from junior setter Lisamary Figueroa.
Georgian Court sprinted to a 9-4 advantage in the third, but
Merrimack played them tough from that point forward, making the set
close before falling 25-21.
Georgian Court was led by Figuero (11 kills, 29 assists), Casado
(12 kills, 11 digs) and Janelle Murdock (10 kills, 14 digs).
Making its second appearance in NCAA history and the second in as
many years, Merrimack was led by Elyse Lorenz (17
assists, 11 digs) Molly Cindric (nine kills, six
digs) and Lisa Barr (10 kills). Just four Warriors
recorded kills during the match as Merrimack committed 16 attack
errors and hit just .087.
Merrimack ends the season with a 20-10 record overall, setting the
school record for most wins in a season. Led by Head Coach
Joey Pacis and Northeast-10 first-team selections
Ale Kuncaitis and Cindric, the Warriors advanced
to the conference tournament for the second time in as many years
and did not lose a road match this season.
