October 25, 2009
BRYANT STUMBLES AGAINST SACRED HEART, DRAWS 3-1 LOSS TO
PIONEERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Despite a match-high 11 kills from sophomore
Maria Scocca (Melrose, Mass.), the Bryant
University volleyball team fell to Sacred Heart, 3-1, Sunday
afternoon at the Pitt Center in Fairfield, Conn.
Scocca added a team-best three blocks, two of them solo stuffs,
while freshman Macy Mitravich (Waimanalo, Hawaii)
collected a contest-high 13 digs to pace the Bulldog defense on the
day, but Bryant (9-18, 4-5 Northeast Conference) couldn't pull off
the win, falling in four sets (21-25, 25-19, 10-25, 11-25).
Junior libero Robyn Gardner (Longwood, Fla.)
also recorded double-digit digs with 10. Senior captain
Julie Geonnotti (Eden Prairie, Minn.) paced the
offense with 21 assists on the day as junior co-captain
Adrienne Boss (Dracut, Mass.) chipped in eight
kills, second to only Scocca.
The Bulldogs managed to knot the game at 1-1 after Sacred Heart
(17-7, 7-1) took a one-set lead, but the Pioneers would easily
close out the contest in the following sets.
A pair of Pioneers collected double-digit kills, led by Brittany
Best's 11, while Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek dished out 38 assists.
Johanna Ovsenek and Ashlyn Trimble each posted a match-high four
blocks.
The Bulldogs return home for their next matchup, as they get set
to welcome Saint Francis (PA) for a rematch on Oct. 31 (2 p.m.) at
the Chace Athletic Center. Bryant topped the Red Flash, 3-0, in the
teams' first meeting back on Oct. 11 in Loretto, Pa.
