October 15, 2006                                           

BRYANT VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS LE MOYNE 3-1
Northeast-10 Women's Volleyball

Likica Grceva had 18 kills and 14 digs in leading Bryant past Le Moyne 3-1 on Sunday.

SMITHFIELD, RI -  Jessica Cegarra (Danville, NH) and Likica Grceva (Natick, Mass.) led the way with 19 and 18 kills respectively as the Bryant women's volleyball team bounced back from Saturday's loss to Saint Rose with a hard-fought 3-1 win over visiting Le Moyne in Northeast-10 Conference action Sunday at the Chace Athletic Center.   The win improves the Bulldogs to 16-13 overall and 8-7 in the Northeast-10 Conference. 

Le Moyne, led by sophomore Jodi Smith's 14 kills, drops to 16-13 (6-4 NE-10) on the season. 

With the match tied, the Bulldogs pulled out  a crucial 30-25 win in the third game to swing the momentum back on the home side after the Dolphins worked hard for a 30-27 win in the second to tie the match. Le Moyne hit .265 offensively in the second as Smith tallied five kills in the frame on 5 of 9 hitting with no errors. 

But the Bulldogs would come back strong in the third as Cegarra and Grceva proved too much up front for the Dolphins.  Cegarra hit .515 in the match with just two errors on 33 swings offensively and added four blocks.  Grceva had 14 digs and assisted on two blocks.  Junior Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, IL) had 54 assists and recorded four service aces on the day.  Bryant had nine total aces with Delia Glover (Marston Mills, Mass.) picking up a pair to go with 12 digs. 

Bryant will travel to Bentley College on Tuesday night for a 7:30 p.m. match and host Franklin Pierce (4 pm) and Dowling (8 pm) this Friday night.

Women's Volleyball

Bryant def. Le Moyne

30-25, 27-30, 3025, 30-28

Records:  Bryant 16-13, 8-1 Northeast-10;   Le Moyne 15-10, 6-4 NE-10

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