Box Score
Huselton leads offense but Skyhawks are
swept
EASTON, Mass. (October 2, 2010) – The
Stonehill College volleyball team lost a 3-0 decision (25-16,
25-20, 25-18) to the University of Bridgeport in a non-conference
match on Saturday at home.
Stonehill was led on offense by junior Laura
Huselton (Penfield, N.Y./Penfield), who with 10 kills
was the only player to reach double figures for the Skyhawks.
Senior Justine
Thompson (Merrimack, N.H./Bishop Guertin) had a
game-high 18 digs, and freshman Sydney Maxey
(Hutto, Texas/Hutto) finished with 14.
The Bridgeport attack was paced by 15 kills from graduate
student Ivana Kovacevic-Jurasin (Belgrade, Serbia/Faculty of
Economics) and 10 from graduate student Agatha Baliddawa (Jinja,
Uganda/LIU). Junior setter Tamara Leite (Natal, Brazil/Cloud County
CC) distributed 33 assists on the day.
The Purple Knights made quick work of the first two sets,
claiming a pair of wins by 25-16 and 25-20 scores. The Skyhawks
battled back in the third set, opening up a 14-10 lead after three
kills from Huselton, but Bridgeport went on an 8-0 run including
two kills from Kovacevic-Jurasin and two blocks by junior Fernanda
Costa (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Arizona Western College) to take the
lead for good on the way to a 25-18 final score.
Stonehill (5-7, 3-0 NE-10) next visits UMass Lowell on October 6
at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks return for their next home match against
Assumption on October 8 at 7 p.m.
