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Delaware vs. Northeastern Nov. 14, 1998 at 1:00 p.m. L 2-3
The University of Delaware women's volleyball
team played a day game and a night game at the
Carpenter Sports Building today. The Blue Hens
dropped an important conference match to
Northeastern 3-2. With a win Delaware, could have
clinched a berth in the America East Tournament.
The Blue Hens will still make the four-team America
East tournament unless they lose to Hartford
tommorow and Towson beats Northeastern tommorow. In
the first match Delaware took a 2-1 lead in the
first three games by winning 16-14, 9-15 and 17-15.
However the Blue Hens lost momentum in the fourth
game when they lost 15-2. Northeastern pulled out
the fifth game 15-9 to win the match and keep
Delaware's America East tournament berth up in the
air. In the first match Delaware was led by
Jennifer Wanner (Conestoga Valley/Akron,
Pa.) who had 19 kills, 11 digs and four blocks.
Margaret Lapinski (Brandywine/Wilmington,
Del.) also had a big match with 14 kills and eight
digs. Sadie Bjornstad (Boylan/Rockford,
Ill.) led the Blue Hens with 57 assists.
Northeastern was led by Gianina Pellegrini who had
20 kills, 11 digs and nine blocks.
Northeastern def Delaware 14-16, 15-9, 17-15,
15-2, 15-9
Northeastern (27-9, 9-1)
(kills-digs-blocks) - Stojackovic (0-7-0);Waclawik
(11-7-2); DiGregorio (14-2-2); Baker (0-1-0; Nolan
(8-8-6); Deatherage (12-3-3); Knott (12-6-5);
Pellegrini (20-11-9); Totals (77-55-27)
Delaware (14-18, 7-6); Carroll (11-1-2);
Cangiano (9-9-0); Bjornstad (4-7-1); Lapinski
(14-8-1); Wanner (19-11-4); Brueswitz (0-0-0)
O'Malia (0-6-0); Neeman (12-1-2); Ness (0-7-0)
Totals (69-50-10)
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