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RETRIEVER VOLLEYBALL DOWNED IN THREE SETS BY BINGHAMTON

10/23/2004

Binghamton Def. UMBC, 3-0

GAME SCORES           1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS

UMBC................ 26 18 26  11-13, 2-5

Binghamton...........30 30 30  14-12, 4-3

Baltimore, Md. – The UMBC Retrievers (11-13, 2-5 America East) lost to Binghamton (14-12, 4-3 AE) in America East Volleyball action on Saturday afternoon at UMBC RAC Arena by a final score of 3-0 (30-26, 30-18, 30-26).  The Retrievers were led by 10 kills from Julia Hood (Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte) and Emily Berman (Towson, Md./Towson).

The Retrievers looked strong early on in game one until momentum changed with the Retrievers leading 22-18.  Jen Smith took over serving for the Bearcats, rallying her team with eight-consecutive points to take a 26-22 lead.  The Bearcats went on to capture the first set 30-26 despite five kills in the opening set by Retriever middle hitter Jessie Folk (S. Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North).

The Bearcats , hitting near .400 in the final two sets, followed the lead Michelle Heck, who recorded a match-high 18 kills with a .412 hitting percentage, and Smith, who finished with 15 kills and a .407 hitting percentage.  Ashley Meffert recorded 40 assists.

Megan Gross (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) finished with 25 assists and nine digs and Julia Waclawiak (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Regan) recorded three service aces as she moved into seventh place all-time on the Retrievers career service aces chart.

For the match the Bearcats recorded a .343 hitting percentage and 10.5 team blocks.  UMBC hit .090 with five team blocks.

The Retrievers return to action with Stony Brook on Tuesday at UMBC RAC Arena at 7:00 p.m.