October 23, 2007
BRYANT VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS FRANKLIN PIERCE 3-0
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| Senior Likica Grceva was solid once again for the Bulldogs,
leading the way with 18 kills and 19 digs for a double-double in
Tuesday night's 3-0 win over Franklin Pierce. The Bulldogs
travel to Southern Connecticut (Fri.) and Pace (Sat.) this
weekend. www.dspics.com)
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BOX SCORE
SMITHFIELD, RI - Senior outside hitter Likica
Grceva (Natick, Mass.) posted 18 kills to go with 19 digs
defensively as the Bryant women's volleyball team rebounded from
Saturday's loss to Dowling with a 3-0 win over visiting Franklin
Pierce Tuesday evening. The win improves the first-place
Bulldogs to 11-0 in conference play (22-12 overall) heading into
this weekend's matches at Southern Connecticut and Pace.
Grceva paced the Bryant attack with a .268 hitting percentage
while adding three blocks up front Tiffany Garry
(Frankfort, IL) chipped in with seven kills, but the
senior was just as effective once again running the Bulldog offense
with 35 assists on the night. Sophomore Julie
Geonnotti (St. Louis Park, Minn.) added 12 kills and four
blocks.
The Bulldogs cruised to a strong 30-21 win in the opener, but
the turning point in the match came in the second. Bryant
trailed throughout the game and fell behind 26-23 after an attack
error. Following a timeout, the Bulldogs got a kill from Grceva and
two from Garry to pull even at 27-27. With Maureen
Atkins (Fenton, MO) (nine digs) serving, the but the
game away on back-to-back Geonnotti kills to win the game and the
Bulldogs would cruise from there.
Michelle Koike had 10 kills to lead Franklin Pierce (16-14, 9-4
NE-10).
The win for the Bulldogs surpasses last year's win total of 21
in 2006. Bryant travels to Southern Connecticut Friday and
Pace on Saturday.
