Mavericks Lose Close Match To Dowling, 3-1
October 20, 2009
Mavericks Lose Close Match To
Dowling, 3-1
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| Mavericks' Dig Pink.
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Mercy College raised more than
$700 for the Side-Out Foundation at the ECC Dig Pink
event.
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y.
– The score in the Mercy College Mavericks
Volleyball match to Dowling may have been 3-1 (18-25, 22-25, 25-18,
21-25) in favor of the Golden Knights, but the Mavericks were the
real winners as they raised more than $700 for the Side-Out
Foundation in their Dig Pink match, Tuesday night at Mercy College
Gym.
With the loss, the Mavericks fall to
3-20 overall and 0-8 in the conference while Dowling extends its
record to 20-5, 7-1 in the league.
Through a $2 door donation table,
in-game raffle, team table in the cafeteria and individual pledge
fundraising efforts, the Mavericks' volleyball team was able
to raise $714 by the end of Tuesday's match. Fundraising
through the East Coast Conference's Dig Pink to benefit the
Side-Out Foundation continues through Oct. 24. Individuals can
donate online through the East Coasts Conference's team page
at: https://www.side-out.org/application/teams/team_page/2066.
The total funds raised for the cause will be announced at the ECC
Volleyball Championships on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Mavericks will
continue to collect until the end of the week. Mercy College
tallied 56 digs against the Dowling Golden Lions on Tuesday night,
for those who donated per dig.
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In the match, Shedeiky
Hamilton (Yallahs, Jamaica) led the team in kills with 16,
tallying three blocks and three service aces. Rebecca Lynch
(Oceanside, N.Y.) had 23 assists. Diane Bruzzone
(Guayaquil, Ecuador) helped the Mavericks to their 56 digs
with 17 of her own, eight kills and one block.
In the first set, the Mavericks
rallied back from a 20-9 deficit. With six straight points, Mercy
College looked like it had stopped the Dowling scoring streak. But
it was too little, too late as the Golden Lions finished set with a
kill by Bethany Shepard to finish 25-18.
The second set had a different look as
the Mavericks were hungry to score and win. Mercy College took the
lead early with Dowling staying a close one-point behind.
Neck-and-neck and tied at 20, Dowling broke the Mercy streak to
take its first lead of the set, 21-20. The Mavericks came back with
a kill by Bruzzone and an error by Dowling to take a one-point lead
22-21. Shepard marked another kill for the Golden Lions to tie the
score at 22. With two straight Dowling errors and an ace by
Kassandra Phillips (Marcellus, N.Y.) the Mavericks
were able to tie the match at one a piece.
After the set break, the Golden Lions
came roaring back and took the early lead in both sets three and
four. The Mavericks played catch up in both games but were not able
to come from behind to win.
The Mavericks will take to the road
next for a non-conference match up at Chestnut Hill on Thursday.
First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Ann Rusnack Sorgenti Arena
in Philadelphia.
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About The Side-Out
Foundation:
The Side-Out Foundation (Side-Out) was established in 2004 by a
group of individuals drawn together by their love of volleyball,
but who also share a similar passion to be a part of the war
against breast cancer. Side-Out's mission is to raise money
for the war against breast cancer through the recreational activity
of volleyball.
