Masson Notches 30 Kills And 26 Digs, Saunders Adds 18 Kills And 23 Digs As Volleyball Drops Pair Of Matches To Saint Anselm, C.W. Post In Tri-Match Play

October 7, 2006

STONEHILL VOLLEYBALL

Saturday, October 7, 2006

Stoutenburgh Gymnasium, Manchester, N.H.

GAME #1 FINAL: SAINT ANSELM 3, STONEHILL 2

(Game Scores: 30-24, 18-30, 21-30, 30-20, 15-11)

GAME #2 FINAL: C.W. POST 3, STONEHILL 0

(Game Scores: 30-24, 30-24, 30-18)

MANCHESTER, N.H.-- Sophomore Katherine Masson (Acushnet, Mass.) notched 30 kills and 26 digs as Stonehill dropped a pair of contests in a tri-match with Saint Anselm and C.W. Post on Saturday afternoon at Stoutenburgh Gymnasium, as the Skyhawks fell by a 3-2 final to the host Hawks in a Northeast-10 Conference outing before dropping a 3-0 non-league decision to the Pioneers.

Masson recorded 19 kills and 24 digs in the opening match setback for Stonehill (4-13, 2-4 Northeast-10), which held a 2-1 lead in the contest after posting a pair of 30-18 and 30-21 game wins after dropping the opener 30-24, but the host Hawks (2-14, 1-7 Northeast-10) evened matters with a 30-20 win in the fourth game before taking a 15-11 decision in the deciding fifth game. Junior Rebekah Saunders (Gilford, N.H.) added 16 kills and 15 digs in the league setback for the Skyhawks, who also received 11 kills from sophomore Jackie Foster (Arlington, Mass.) as well as 39 set assists, seven digs and three service aces from sophomore Patricia Godio (East Rockaway, N.Y.).

Masson added 11 kills and two digs for Stonehill in the setback to C.W. Post, which came by game scores of 30-24, 30-24 and 30-18. Sophomore Heidi Woerner (North Kingstown, R.I.) added nine kills for the Skyhawks, who also received 22 set assists from freshman Kristen Hordern (Swansea, Mass.).

Stonehill travels to Smithfield, R.I. on Tuesday evening to take on Bryant in a Northeast-10 outing that begins at 7:00 p.m.