Volleball Win Streak Snapped at Nine, Fall at Messiah, 3-2

Sophomore Kerri Andrews broke the five-game match record with 38 digs in the loss at Messiah.

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Grantham, PA (October 6, 2007) – The DeSales University volleyball team saw its nine-game winning streak come to an end falling to Messiah College, 3-2 (30-25, 24-30, 16-30, 30-27, 16-14), in a hard-fought five-game non-conference match on Saturday afternoon.

The win streak was the longest since the 1997 season when the Bulldogs won 10-straight. The loss drops DSU to 14-5 overall. Junior Joann Rivera (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) led three players with double digit kills with 17 and added 10 digs in the loss. Sophomore Jen Mellon (Media, PA/Penncrest) had 13 kills and freshman Kylie Fehnel (Nazareth, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) added 12 kills, 11 digs and three blocks in the loss.

Sophomore Kerri Andrews (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) broke the five-game match record with 38 digs, surpassing Colleen Arthur who had held the record with 32 during the 2004 season. Junior Ashley Grube (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) continued to play well with four blocks off the bench and junior Sharon Uliana (Fleetwood, PA/Reading Central Catholic) totaled 43 assists and 18 digs in the match. Freshman Alyssa Poplaski (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg) continued to play solid defense with 18 digs from the back row.

The Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday, October 9^th when they travel to The University of Scranton for a non-conference match beginning at 7:00 pm.

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