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King's volleyball dropped its first two matches at Carnegie Mellon

King's Volleyball Drops Opening Pair at Carnegie Mellon Crossover Tournament

9/23/2011 7:18:00 PM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

KING'S VOLLEYBALL DROPS OPENING TWO MATCHES AT CARNEGIE MELLON INVITATIONAL

PITTSBURGH -- The King's College women's volleyball team dropped its first two matches on the opening day of the Carnegie Mellon Crossover at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.

In King's opening round matchup against Defiance College of Ohio, the Lady Monarchs fell 3-0 by scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-19. In their second match against host Carnegie Mellon, King's again lost a 3-0 verdict, by scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-11. With the loss, King's slipped to 2-8 on the year.

Kelsie Kramer, Heather Bowman and Lauren Rockhold each had four kills. Kaleigh Brady had seven assists and Amanda Horton added four assists. Jillian Foster led the team with 21 digs while Bowman chipped in with 14 digs.

In the second match, Rockhold had six kills while Bowman added five kills with 10 digs. Horton had 11 assists; Foster posted nine digs, while Bowman contrinuted with 10 digs.

King's will conclude play on Saturday. The Lady Monarchs face Bridgewater College of Virginia at 12:00 p.m. before meeting Penn State Behrend at 2:00 p.m.

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