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RETRIEVERS EXTEND WIN STREAK TO THREE STRAIGHT WITH 3-0 WIN OVER HAMPTON IN OPENING GAME OF WILLIAM & MARY INVITATIONAL

9/10/2004

Megan Gross recorded 37 assists against Hampton on Friday evening.

UMBC def. Hampton 3-0

30-24, 30-19, 30-16

Williamsburg, Va. - The UMBC Volleyball team (3-3) won their third consecutive match by defeating Hampton University (0-5) on Friday afternoon in the Retrievers opening match of the William & Mary Invitational by a final count of 3-0 (30-24, 30-19, 30-16).  The Retrievers were led by Emily Berman (Towson, Md./Towson) for the second straight game as the redshirted freshman recorded a match-high 17 kills on .626 hitting percentage. 

The Retrievers never trailed in any of the three games after going ahead 2-1 in each game.  In game one it was Berman who did the most damage, connecting on 7-of-9 attacks for kills with one error, hitting .667 in the game.  Junior setter Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) recorded 17 assists in the opening game as 20 of UMBC’s 30 points came from kills.  UMBC captured that game 30-24.

The Retrievers carried their momentum into the second game as Berman recorded six more kills on nine attacks while Christine Skala (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale) recorded three of her match-high seven service aces to lead UMBC to the 30-19 game two victory.

The story in game three was Retriever senior Julia Waclawiak (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Regan) who served UMBC to seven-consecutive points (two service aces) as the Retrievers ran out ahead 7-1 in the game and never looked back, striking the final blow with a 30-16 game three victory.  Skala ended the game with her seventh service ace of the evening.

For the game Berman recorded 17 kills on 24 attacks with two errors for a .625 hitting percentage.  Gross recorded 37 assists.

Hampton was led by Sydnee Keel with five kills and Erin Hayes with four kills. 

The Retrievers take on Loyola (Md.) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday morning and close out the tournament with host William & Mary at 7 p.m.

UMBC def. Hampton 30-24,30-19,30-15

 UMBC (3-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Berman, Emily 17-2-0; Teoh,

  Jocelyn 8-1-1; Gross, Megan 5-2-0; Hodson, Britney 5-1-0; Folk, Jessie

  4-0-0; Hood, Julia 4-0-0; Carrick, Katrina 3-0-0; Gross, Marisa 3-0-0;

  Waclawiak, Julia 0-4-0; Skala, Christine 0-7-0; Clarke, Andrea 0-2-0;

  Totals 49-19-1.0. (Assists) - Gross, Megan 37. (Dig leaders) - Gross,

  Megan 7; Teoh, Jocelyn 7

Hampton (0-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Keel, Sydnee 5-2-1; Hayes,

  Erin 4-0-1; Hoskins, Chavanca 3-0-0; Pinning, Erin 3-0-1; Avery,

  Alexis 2-0-0; Ball, Milan 2-0-2; Smith, Ivey 2-1-0; Totals 21-3-3.0.

  (Assists) - Pinning, Erin 12. (Dig leaders) - Hoskins, Chavanca 8;

Keel, Sydnee 7

Site: Williamsburg, VA (W&M Hall)

  Date: Sep 10, 2004   Attend: 52   Time: 1:15

  Referees: Sherry Morgan, David Bassler