November 9, 2007

BRYANT VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS SAINT ROSE 3-0
Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinals
Game scores:  30-25, 30-20, 30-14
Records:  Bryant 28-12; Saint Rose 14-13

Julie Geonnotti (above) hit .450 with 11 kills in leading Bryant past Saint Rose 3-0 Friday night in the NE-10 quarterfinals.  www.dspics.com

WALTHAM, Mass.  - Likica Grceva (Natick, Mass.) and Julie Geonnotti (St. Louis Park, Minn.) each had 11 kills while Morgan Wood (Cedar Park, TX) added 10 kills and hit .348 offensively to help lead top-seeded Bryant University to a 3-0 win over eighth-seeded College of Saint Rose in quarterfinal round action at the Northeast-10 Conference tournament Friday evening at the Dana Center.

The Bulldogs will advance to Sunday's semifinals where they will face either Franklin Pierce or Pace at 2 pm Saturday.  The conference championship will take place at 7 pm Saturday evening.

Bryant (28-12), the No. 1 seed of the tournament after winning the program's fifth regular season conference title with a perfect 14-0 record during the regular season, raced out to a 11-5 lead in the opener and led 24-20 following a Grceva kill and would hold on for a 30-25 win. 

The Bulldogs set the tone for the match in the second game, hitting .481 offensively and getting strong play in the middle from freshman Adrienne Boss (Dracut, Mass.).  A Wood service ace made it 29-17 and freshman Miranda Kolb (Holt, MI) would close it out with a kill just past the Golden Knight block to make it 2-0 and the Bulldogs would cruise from there.

Senior setter Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, IL) had 33 assists while junior Delia Glover (Marston Mills, Mass.) had 13 digs defensively. 

Saint Rose (14-13) was led by Rachel Baxter's eight kills.