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Nov. 17, 1998 at 7:00 p.m. L 1-3 The University of Delaware volleyball team closed out the regular season Tuesday with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of American University The loss drops Delaware's record to 15-20 on the season while American, an NCAA Tournament entry last season, improved to 26-5. The Blue Hens lost the first game 15-2 but came back strong in the second game 15-13. American went to win the third and fourth games 15-2, 15-4. The Hens were led by Cameo Neeman (Wilmington, Del./Ursuline Academy) who had nine kills and seven blocks. Amy Carroll (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury HS) had eight kills and four blocks for the Hens. Five different players had four digs to lead the Blue Hens. Sadie Bjornstad (Rockford, Ill./Boylan HS) had 26 assists to lead Delaware. American was lead by Ajola Berisha who had 21 kills. Heather Wintermeyer had 14 digs to lead the Eagles. Delaware returns to action on Saturday at 2 p.m. when they face New Hampshire in the semi-finals of the America East Championship at Hofstra University.
American def. Delaware 15-2, 13-15, 15-2, 15-4 American (26-5, 11-1) (kills-digs-blocks) - Berisha (21-12-1); Noguchi (0-1-0); Bonati (15-5-2); Klimova (2-2-0); Kurcova (7-2-4); Smiekel (1-3-0); Wintermeyer (6-14-1); Ferguson (7-2-2); Totals (59-41-6) Delaware (15-20, 8-6) - Carroll (8-1-4); Cangiano (4-4-0); Bjornstad (0-4-0); Lapinski (3-4-0); Wanner (8-4-1); O'Malia (0-4-0); Neeman (9-0-7); Ness (0-2-0); Totals (32-23-8). |
