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Marquette Women's Volleyball Downs Chattanooga, 3-0
8/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Aug. 30, 2008
MILWAUKEE--The Marquette women's volleyball team easily dispatched of the Chattanooga Lady Mocs Saturday afternoon in their second match of the season, 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-17). Leading the way for the Golden Eagles was senior Ashlee Fisher with 18 kills while setters Laira Akin and Caryn Mastandrea contributed 12 and 14 assists, respectively. Fisher's zero errors in the match helped her post a 64.3 attack percentage, while Akin and Mastandrea spent time on the floor together as Rabbecka Gonyo was held out of action for the first two sets.
"The upperclassmen really held it together this afternoon," said head volleyball coach Pati Rolf.
In the first set, with the score at 9-7 in Marquette's favor, ten straight points by the Golden Eagles effectively put the set and eventually the match out of reach. Starting the rally with a kill was Caryn Mastandrea who also pitched in two service aces and two assists during the run. Mastandrea closed out the scoring in the first set with a kill as well.
"Caryn really had a great game and moved the ball around well," said Rolf.
Continuing her solid play in the second set was freshman Amy Deelo, who recorded 13 kills and four assists as the libero. Deelo helped the Golden Eagles out to a 7-2 lead in the second set and Marquette never looked back, only allowing the Lady Mocs to score one more point than they did in the first frame.
With the Golden Eagles up two sets to none, Gonyo returned to the floor in the third and hammered home three kills on four attacks while Fisher's six attacks netted seven kills. Akin added nine assists in the frame.
The Golden Eagles improved their record to 1-1 on the young season as they await their match tonight against the Tennessee Lady Vols at 7 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center. All Marquette students who attend tonight's match will receive free pizza from Papa John's.
