10/07/2008
Volleyball Drops Three to Coast Guard

NEW LONDON, CONN.  Clark University had its three match winning streak snapped with a 3-0 loss to Coast Guard in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's volleyball match on Tuesday night. Game scores were 25-13, 25-14, 25-8.

Senior Nicole Gurr had four consecutive aces to close out the match and finished the night with 10 kills, eight digs and seven aces to lead Coast Guard.

The Bears, who have won three straight and eight of their last 10, led 8-7 in the first set before scoring eight of nine points to take a comfortable 16-8 lead before winning the opening set 25-13.

Coast Guard raced out to a 14-4 lead in the second set and won it 25-14 before closing out the match with a 25-8 win in the third and final set.

Senior Mary Bitzer had seven kills, freshman Nicole Johnson added five kills, junior Carin Sweeney added nine digs and three blocks while sophomore Ashley Bullard led the Bears with 19 assists.

Junior Maritza Fair had seven kills and eight digs while freshman Amira Tranchell also had seven kills for Clark (7-9, 1-4). Newcomer Kortney Kelley (Cummaquid, Mass.) finished with seven digs.

Coast Guard improves to 8-8 overall and 3-2 in league play.

Clark will host Wellesley College next Tuesday (7 p.m.).

Courtesy of Coast Guard Sports Information