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Nov. 6, 2005
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) volleyball team took a game from Rhode Island but went on to lose the match 3-1 at Saturday at LIU's Blackbird Invitational. The Rams topped UMES 16-30, 25-30, 30-27 and 29-31. Leading the Lady Hawk attack was freshman Yael Rozner (Haifa, Israel), who fell one kill short of her third triple-double of the season. Rozner finished with nine kills, 17 assists and 13 digs. Eriel Jeffery (Highland, Calif.) had seven kills to go along with five block assists, while Nicole Wilson (Bronx, N.Y.) added a season high nine block assists. Libero Stephanie Braxton (Upper Marlboro, Md.) dug out 15 balls on the defensive end while Kim Braxton (Upper Marlboro, Md.) added 13. Rhode Island overpowered UMES from the get-go as the Rams took an easy 30-16 first-game victory. URI went on to take a close second game 30-25. An ace from freshman Chanita Wesley (Minneapolis, Minn.) got the Lady Hawks back on track in game three. Wesley's ace, one of four in the contest for the outside hitter, helped UMES tie the score up at 7-7. The maroon and gray pushed to a four point lead later (28-24), forcing a Rhode Island timeout. The Lady Hawks closed the game out with a kill from Rozner, 30-27. Game four remained close and produced several ties and lead changes. Errors plagued both teams throughout, but the Rams held on to win the game 31-29, clinching the match.
The Lady Hawks dropped a 3-0 non-conference decision to Temple earlier in the day. Freshman Maja Baltic (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro) led the maroon and gray with seven kills and seven digs while Wesley added four kills. Rozner added a team high 14 assists. Patricia Vernon and Christina DeMarco led Temple with 11 and 10 kills, respectively, while Ying Sun Ling led in digs with 14. UMES (5-26) will be back in action on Tuesday, Nov. 8 with a 7 p.m. contest at Morgan State. |
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