Marist Volleyball Wins Third Straight

Red Foxes Sweep Loyola

(Poughkeepsie) - The Marist women’s volleyball team won its third consecutive match on Saturday with a 3-0 sweep of Loyola in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference contest at the McCann Center . The Red Foxes prevailed by scores of 30-27, 30-21 and 30-24.

Senior outside hitter Jaime Kenworthy ( Aston , Pa. ) led the Red Foxes with 16 kills, and added 10 digs for a double-double. Freshman outside hitter Alexandra Schultze ( Austin , Texas ) also posted a double-double, finishing with a team-high 16 digs to go along with 11 kills. Senior middle blocker Sally Hanson ( Guerneville , Calif. ) finished with 11 kills, a team-best six aces, four digs and three blocks. Junior middle blocker Christy Lukes ( Mesa , Ariz. ) added nine kills and hit .533 for the match. Freshman setter Dawn Jan ( Belleville , N.J.) tallied 43 assists.

For Loyola, Blair Snyder led the team with 11 kills and added 10 digs. Nicole Scimeme had a team-best 12 digs, and Chrissey Cruz finished with 32 assists.

The match marked the first time this season the Red Foxes won in three games. The last time Marist won a match 3-0 was Nov. 1, 2005 at Hartford . The Red Foxes last won a three-game match at the McCann Center on Sept. 25, 2004 against Columbia . The last time Marist won a MAAC match by a 3-0 score was Oct. 24, 2003 at Rider.

This is the second three-match winning streak for the Red Foxes this season. Saturday’s contest also avenged a five-game loss to Loyola on Oct. 1.

Marist now stands at 7-14 overall and 5-7 in the MAAC. The Red Foxes return to action with a home contest against Rider on Friday at 7 p.m.

Loyola fell to 6-20 overall and 4-7 in the MAAC.