Tribe Drops Final Match to Towson, 3-1

11/11/06 10:00PM

Towson, Maryland - Towson defeated the William and Mary volleyball team 3-1 (24-30, 30-23, 31-29, 30-24) in its last regular-season match Saturday night. The Tribe fell to 10-16 overall and 6-12 in the Colonial Athletic Association to finish its season as the Tigers improved to 22-8 and 13-5 leading into next week’s CAA Tournament.

The Green and Gold were led with a strong double-double by sophomore Abbi Owens who recorded 18 kills and 15 digs, matching her 18-dig effort in Friday night’s loss to Delaware. Offensively, sophomore Molly Bohman, freshman Bryana Carey, and freshman Katie McCarney also contributed double-digit kill totals, with 11 kills, 11 kills, and 10 kills, respectively, and sophomore Kim Mount chipped in 61 assists. Senior Kathleen Hawley supported the Tribe defensively with a match-high 20 digs, closely followed by sophomore Jill Nowadly’s 18 digs.

The College came out strong in the first game, but only led marginally until Towson tied it up at seven, and then took control for several points. A kill from senior Sarah Long evened things up again at 11, and the two teams continued to battle closely until a kill from Long gave the Tribe the lead, 18-17. The rest of the game belonged to the Tribe as they outpaced the Tigers to win by six with a final score of 30-24.

Avenging their loss in the first game, Towson quickly gained a commanding lead in the second, which they never relinquished. The Tribe found themselves down by five as the Tigers started with a 7-2 run, and were able to work to within two following a kill by Carey bringing the score to 11-9. Towson held their opponents off, however, and finished out the game, winning by seven.

The third frame proved to be more competitive as William and Mary took the first four of five points. The teams traded for leads until the Tribe tied it up at 19 and worked its way up to a two-point lead with a kill from McCarney. Towson answered back knotting the game at 24, and neither team could carve out a lead of more than one. At 29, the teams were again even, but Towson took over with two more points for the win.

The Tigers took control of the fourth game on a 6-1 run and held the Tribe away at seven, working the score up to 12-5. But the Tribe did not give way, and chipped their opponent's lead down to two on a 7-2 run. The score stayed close until Towson pulled away and earned the last 9 of 13 points to close out the game and the match.

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