Oct. 5, 2008
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PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Pushing their win streak to ten, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's volleyball team has set the bar in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division high. With their win over Delaware State 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-14), the Lady Hawks now post a 15-6 record and are undefeated in the conference, 2-0.
Christina EstebanÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â '© (El Paso, Texas) continued her solid play, nearly posting her ninth double-double of the season with a game-high 39 assists and nine digs. Christine Edwards (Lakewood, Calif.) continued her double-digit kill streak with a game-high 17 kills and tied EstebanÃÆ'Æ'Æ'ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â '© and Zoe Bowens (Long Beach, Calif.) for the game-high two aces. Leah Amundson (Tucson, Ariz.) led the defense again with a game-high 14 digs.
"We feel good," said Head Coach Don Metil. "We wanted to send a message today that when we pass well and hit well we're a really hard team to beat."
The third set was tied six times before a kill by Edwards started a 10-2 run to put the Lady Hawks up 16-9. UMES gave the Hornets three out of their last five points on errors, but capitalized off back to back Delaware State hitting errors to end the set 25-14.
For the Hornets, Cassandra Joyner had team highs in kills (10) and digs (6). Sarah Wheatcroft finished with a team high 11 assists.
UMES is back on the road again, traveling to face the University of Delaware in Newark, Del. This will prove to be a true battle, with the Blue Hens (6-12) defeating Delaware State 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-12) earlier this season. The match is set for October 8 at 7 p.m. in the Bob Carpenter Center.
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