October 14, 2006
SAINT ROSE HANDS BRYANT FIRST CONFERENCE LOSS OF
SEASON
Golden Knights Stay Perfect In Conference with 3-2
Win Saturday
SMITHFIELD, RI - Junior middle Stephanie Brink (Port
Ewen, NY) had a team-best 22 kills and added five blocks
to lead visiting Saint Rose to a 3-2 win over Bryant University in
Northeast-10 Conference women's volleyball action Saturday at the
Chace Athletic Center. With the win, Saint Rose
improves to 18-4 overall and 10-0 in the NE-10. Bryant, led
by Jessica Cegarra's (Danville, NH) game-high 26
kills, falls to 15-13 overall and 7-1 in the NE-10.
Following a thrilling 32-30 opening game win by the Golden Knights,
Bryant would bounce back to win the second, 30-20 as the Bulldogs
raced out to a quick lead and closed the match with a kill and solo
block by Cegarra to even the match.
Saint Rose, behind tough play at the net (12 total team
blocks - 3 solo, 18 assisted) pulled away midway through the
critical third game, holding off a late rally by the Bulldogs to
win 30-27. But the resilient Bulldogs would not go away,
overcoming from a slow start in the fourth to win 30-27 forcing the
deciding fifth game. Bryant led 28-28 in game four and was
able to withstand a pair of late kills by Brink and the solid
blocking from Jacyln Griffin (Glen Mills, PA) and
Alyssa Broccoli (Middletown, NY).
But in the fifth, Saint Rose's power game at the net was too
much for the Bulldos as the visitors sprinted out to a 9-4 lead
behind back-to-back service aces from Mary German
(Canadaigua, NY) and never looks back, winning 15-10.
German finished with 27 digs and four aces in the match while
Broccoli added eight kills. Bryant's Likica Grceva
(Natick, MA) had 18 kills and 17 digs in the match while
setter Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, IL) dished out 56
assists and picked up 20 digs defensively.
Bryant will host Le Moyne on Sunday starting at 11 a.m.
Volleyball
Saint Rose def. Bryant 3-2 (32-30, 20-30, 30-27, 27-30, 15-10
Records: Bryant 15-13, 7-1 NE-10
Saint Rose 18-4, 10-0 NE-10
