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Blue Hen Volleyball Rallies to Win Eighth Straight Match Behind Murphy's 17 Kills

DATE: October 8, 2004

RICHMOND, VA -- Valerie Murphy (right) recorded 17 kills, hit. 517, and added six block assists and Colleen Walsh and Nicole Stuka each chipped in with 12 kills as the University of Delaware extended its winning streak to eight matches with a 3-1 Colonial Athletic Association women's volleyball victory over host Virginia Commonwealth Friday night at the Siegel Center.

The Blue Hens (15-3, 4-0 CAA) hit .250 for the match and recorded 13 blocks on the way to their eighth win, the longest winning streak by Delaware since an eight-game win streak in 1996. The Hens have now won 15 of their last 16 games and their 4-0 start in league play matches the team's best conference start since beginning 4-0 in 1996. Delaware's 15-3 start is the best since 1980 and the 15 wins in a season is the most for the Hens since the 2000 season.

Virginia Commonwealth (4-12, 0-4 CAA) remained winless in conference play despite a match-high 20 kills from Rachel Chapin and 10 kills from Irina Belozyorova. Chapin also added 10 digs. The Rams hit just .106 for the match.

The Rams won the first game by a score of 30-22 but the Blue Hens rallied back, edging VCU 30-26 in the second game and posting dominating wins of 30-20 and 30-16 in the last two games.

Sarah Engle added nine kills and 11 digs for the Blue Hens while Taylor Govaars chipped in with a team-high 23 digs and Allison Lutz dished out 45 assists. Niecy Taylor also registered four kills, four blocks, and three block assists.

The Blue Hens continue action Saturday at James Madison at 7 p.m. Should the Hens down the Dukes, they would post the best 19-game start in school history.

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Volleyball Box Score


                           
                              Volleyball Box Score
                            2004 Delaware Volleyball
          Delaware vs Va. Commonwealth (Oct 08, 2004 at Richmond, Va.)
                           
                           
                           
   Delaware               |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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1  Lutz, Allison.......  4|  3   0   7  .429| 45|  1   5|  0|  9| 0  3  0|  1|   5.5
4  Walsh, Colleen......  4| 12   5  30  .233|  0|  0   0|  1|  5| 0  1  0|  0|  12.5
7  Stuka, Nicole.......  4| 12   3  26  .346|  2|  0   3|  0|  8| 0  4  0|  0|  14.0
8  Murphy, Valerie.....  4| 17   2  29  .517|  0|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  6  0|  0|  20.0
10 Engle, Sarah........  4|  9   4  29  .172|  1|  1   3|  2| 11| 0  1  0|  0|  10.5
12 Taylor, Niecy.......  4|  4   7  18 -.167|  1|  0   2|  0|  3| 4  3  0|  0|   9.5
3  Friel, Anuhea.......  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
6  Govaars, Taylor.....  4|  0   0   2  .000|  1|  0   0|  1| 23| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
16 Ranck, Heather......  4|  1   1   3  .000|  2|  1   0|  0|  8| 0  0  0|  0|   2.0
   TEAM................   |                 |   |       |  1|   |        |   |   0.0
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   Totals..............  4| 58  22 144  .250| 52|  3  13|  5| 69| 4 18  0|  1|  74.0
                           
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  10  9  39  .026   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  4  TEAM RECORDS
   2  17  7  40  .250   Delaware............ (3) 22 30 30 30  15-3, 4-0 CAA
   3  14  3  30  .367   Va. Commonwealth.... (1) 30 26 20 16  4-12, 0-4 CAA
   4  17  3  35  .400
                           
   Va. Commonwealth       |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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5  Chapin, Rachel......  4| 20  11  52  .173|  1|  0   1|  1| 10| 0  1  0|  0|  20.5
6  McNees, Megan.......  4|  9   2  24  .292|  0|  3   3|  2|  9| 0  1  0|  0|  12.5
7  Sheppard, Lindi.....  4|  4   5  21 -.048|  9|  0   2|  0|  4| 0  2  0|  0|   5.0
9  Belozyorova, Irina..  4| 10   6  20  .200|  0|  1   2|  0|  1| 0  3  1|  0|  12.5
11 Firouzabadian, S....  4|  0   2   9 -.222| 33|  1   2|  0| 13| 0  1  1|  1|   1.5
14 Sexton, Amy.........  4|  3   7  20 -.200|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 1  3  0|  0|   5.5
1  Lopez Pereira, G....  4|  1   0   5  .200|  0|  0   3|  0| 19| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
3  Collins, Ciara......  2|  1   0   6  .167|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
12 Willey, Amanda......  3|  2   0   3  .667|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  1  0|  0|   2.5
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   Totals..............  4| 50  33 160  .106| 43|  5  13|  3| 56| 1 12  2|  1|  62.0
                           
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  14  8  43  .140   Site: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)
   2  13  5  37  .216   Date: Oct 08, 2004   Attend: 197   Time: 1:48
   3  14 11  42  .071   Referees: Dave Bassler, Mark Edsall
   4   9  9  38  .000

 

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