09/19/2009
Volleyball: Clark Snaps Skid With 3-0 Win

Release Courtesy of Mount Holyoke Sports Information

South Hadley, Mass. - The visiting Clark Cougars knocked off New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Mount Holyoke College 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-22) this afternoon at the Mildred S. Howard Gymnasium. It was the Cougars sixth straight win over the Lyons and their first in league play this season.

Leading the way for Clark was sophomore outside hitter Amira Tranchell (Falmouth, Mass./Falmouth), who tallied a team-best 13 kills. Senior defensive specialist Emily Visone (West Hempstead, N.Y./West Hempstead) collected a squad high 16 digs, while sophomore middle blocker Kristin McGinty (Vail, Colo./Vail Christian) added ten kills and a pair of blocks. Sophomore setter Nichole Lopez (Alameda, Calif./Alameda) directed the Cougars offensive attack with 23 assists, and first year defensive specialist Amanda Harris (San Diego, Calif./Canyon Crest Academy) helped the defensive effort with ten digs.

Mount Holyoke was paced by junior outside hitter Rosa Marruffo (Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley), who amassed team highs of seven kills and two service aces to go with 13 digs. Sophomore middle hitter Tyler Protano-Goodwin (Shutesbury, Mass./Amherst Regional) recorded six kills and a block, while first year outside hitter Morgan Cooley (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth South) registered three kills and a squad best 19 digs. Rounding things out for the Lyons was junior setter Kateryna Kuc (New Haven, Conn./Hopkins), who finished with 19 assists.

Both squads are slated to resume their league schedules on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Mount Holyoke (2-3, 0-2 NEWMAC) will wrap up a three match homestand versus WPI, while Clark (2-4, 1-1 NEWMAC) will play its fourth of five straight road contests at Smith College.