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10/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 20, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College volleyball team heads across state lines for a 6:00 p.m. matchup with Hartford on Wednesday, October 21 at 6:00 p.m. The Friars enter the match with a 10-13 record, while Hartford is 6-16 and 0-5 in Northeast Conference play.
The match will serve as part of Hartford volleyball's "Dig Pink" campaign. "Dig Pink" is part of the Side Out Foundation, which aims to raise Breast Cancer awareness at volleyball events throughout the year. The match's events will include t-shirt giveaways and facts about Breast Cancer.
Wednesday's matchup is the second between the Friars and Hawks this season. PC opened the 2009 season against Hartford on August 29 and fell, 3-1, at the Niagara Invitational in Niagara, N.Y. Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Hendel (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.) paced the Friars with 13 kills in the match.
The Friars are coming off a 3-1 defeat at Central Connecticut on Wednesday, October 14 in New Britain, Conn. Sophomore setter Carly Morrison posted nine kills, 28 assists and 10 digs, falling one kill short of her first-career triple-double. The double-double was Morrison's sixth of the season. Freshman defensive specialist Cassie Muzzonigro (Gibsonia, Pa.) led the Friar defense with a match-high 18 digs. In addition to Morrison's 10, defensive specialists junior Sondra Snyder (Norwood, N.J.) and freshman Shelby Spicer (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) also posted 10 digs. It marked the first time this season that four PC student-athletes notched double-digit kill totals in a match.
Hartford (6-16, 0-5) The Hawks enter the match with a 6-16 record, including an 0-5 mark in Northeast Conference play. The team is coming off a 3-0 loss at UNH on Saturday, October 17 in Durham, N.H. Senior Erin Macro posted eight kills in the match for Hartford. She leads the team in 2009 with 248 kills and is second on the squad with 35 total blocks. Setter Lindsay Ford paces Hartford with 585 assists, while Danielle Etta has recorded 193 digs.
What's Next? After Wednesday's match, the Friars will head to Kingston, R.I. for their annual matchup with intrastate rival Rhode Island on Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. The match will be televised on Cox Sports 3.