Tribe’s Winning Streak Snapped With 3-0 Loss at Northeastern

Senior Sarah Long paces Tribe with 12 kills

10/20/06 10:45PM

BOSTON, Mass. - After winning three consecutive matches, the William and Mary volleyball team had its streak broken with a 3-0 (30-22, 30-20, 33-31) loss at Northeastern on Friday evening.

W&M (8-11, 5-7) was led by senior Sarah Long, who recorded a team-high 12 kills, while sophomore Molly Bohman tallied nine put-aways. Freshman Lindsey Pflugner also contributed offensively, registering eight kills on .300 (8-2-20) hitting. Sophomore setter Kim Mount dished out 33 assists.

In the opening game, the College charged out to a 6-2 lead, but the Huskies responded with four unanswered points to even the contest. The score remained close, 14-13, when NU broke the set open with a 6-2 spurt to go ahead by five, 20-15. The Green and Gold narrowed the gap to just two, 22-20, following a kill by sophomore Abbi Owens, but the Huskies totaled eight of the final 10 points to take the initial frame.

The second game was close early, as the squads were even at four after a kill by Bohman. NU rattled off an 8-2 run, however, to take a 12-6 advantage. W&M cut the margin to five, 15-10, but was unable to get any closer as the Huskies pulled away for the 10-point game-two triumph.

Despite falling behind 8-6 in the initial stages of the third set, the Tribe charged ahead with a 5-2 run. NU responded, though, with a 5-0 spurt of its own to take a 13-11 lead. Both teams remained close during the next few minutes, as they were tied at 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. While the Huskies briefly went ahead by two points, W&M once again evened the score at 24. Down the stretch, the score was tied on six more occasions before NU finally put away two consecutive points to seal the match.

The Tribe will be in action again when it plays at Hofstra on Saturday night at 7 p.m.

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