Laura Huselton tallied 13 kills and a .323 hitting percentage to lead the Skyhawks past Saint Anselm.

Huselton paces Skyhawks to second NE-10 win

MANCHESTER, N.H. (September 25, 2010) – The Stonehill College volleyball team took their second straight Northeast-10 Conference victory on Saturday, defeating host Saint Anselm College 3-1 (26-24, 25-16, 16-25, 25-16). Junior Laura Huselton (Penfield, N.Y./Penfield) led the offensive attack for Stonehill, recording a game-high 13 kills and a .323 hitting percentage, and adding eight digs and two service aces.

The Skyhawks also got strong defensive efforts from freshmen Sydney Maxey (Hutto, Texas/Hutto) and Jessica Frankowski (Unionville, Conn./Farmington), and senior Andrea Wirth (Mesa, Ariz./St. Mary's) posted a double-double with 15 assists and 10 digs.

Saint Anselm got a team-high 12 kills from junior Charlotte Tencza (Greenfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy), and sophomore Margaret Tereschuk (Mission Viejo, Cal./Laguna Hills) led all players with 19 digs. Junior setter Rachel Flaherty (Cold Spring, N.Y./Haldane) recorded 30 assists.

After taking the first set to a 26-24 finish, Stonehill went on a seven-point run at the end of the second set, sparked by kills from senior Laura Noonan (Hampstead, N.H./Bishop Guertin) and freshman Kirsten Arvidson (Andover, Mass./Andover), to win the second set 25-16. Saint Anselm won the third set by the same margin, but the Skyhawks rebounded for another 25-16 victory in the fourth and final set behind four kills apiece from Arvidson and Huselton.

Stonehill (4-6, 2-0 NE-10) visits Bentley University on Tuesday at 7 p.m. before returning home for an Alumni Weekend game against Bridgeport on October 2.