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UMBC VOLLEYBALL FALLS ON SENIOR NIGHT TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, 3-1
11/8/2003
 Jen Davis became the fifth player in UMBC volleyball history to record 1,000 career kills on Saturday night at UMBC RAC Arena. |
New Hampshire def. UMBC, 3-1
30-27, 29-31, 30-18, 30-27
Baltimore, Md. – The UMBC Retrievers (14-17, 3-9 AEC) lost in America East Volleyball action on Saturday evening at UMBC RAC Arena to the New Hampshire Wildcats (19-11, 10-2 AEC) by a final score of 3-1 (30-27, 29-31, 30-18, 30-27). Graduate student Jen Davis (Ontario, Canada/Sir Allen Macnab) recorded 13 kills with a .400 hitting percentage as she became the fifth player in UMBC volleyball history to record at least 1,000 career kills.
In game one both teams hit exactly the same with the Retrievers and Wildcats each tallying 19 kills and six errors on 50 attacks for a hitting percentage of .260. The difference however came in serving as the Wildcats dropped in four serves for aces to edge out the Retrievers 30-27.
In game two, the Retrievers tied the match at one-set all as the Retrievers scored another 19 kills as a team, including eight in the set by Jocelyn Teoh (Puchnong, Malaysia/Bujit Jalil Sports Academy) and four by Davis. Davis in the set recorded her 1,000 career kill to become the fifth Retriever all-time to break through the 1,000 kill barrier as UMBC over came a set-point being down 29-28 to score three-straight points and take a 31-29 set two victory.
After a short intermission, the Wildcats came out of the break with strong game three, hitting .354 as a team with 19 kills as Erin Ludwig paced New Hampshire with six individual kills in the set. The Wildcats went up on the Retriever 2-1 with the 30-18 set three win.
Down a set for the second time in the match, UMBC came out strong in game four as freshman Jessie Folk (S. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North) took over serving with the score tied 1-1, serving the Retrievers to a 7-1 lead. After a timeout the Wildcats came rumbling back to take a 10-8 lead on the serving of Jen Williams. After battling back and forth the rest of the match, the Wildcats emerged with the 30-27 set four victory and the match.
For the match, Teoh led all competitors with 26 kills and 19 digs and Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) added 47 assists for the Retrievers. Pacing the Wildcats was Erin Walker with 20 kills and Sasha Scott with 31 digs.
The Retrievers conclude their season when they head north to take on Stony Brook on Friday, Nov. 14 and then Hartford on Saturday, Nov. 15. Both games are slated to start at 7 p.m.