Blue Demons Dominate Volleyball Pirates
October 12, 2002 | Volleyball
After falling behind 2-0, the Pirates went on a scoring rally, taking an eventual six point lead by a score of 16-10. During the rally, four points in a row were scored on service aces by Robyn Drewes. East Carolina held onto the margin until DePaul's Jennifer Goreham had a service ace that tied the game up at 20. Once DePaul scored the go-ahead point, they kept the lead and eventually earned the game one win by a score of 30-26.
In game two, the Blue Demons jumped ahead early in the game, holding on to a three point margin. Sarah Vick cut the DePaul lead to two and the Pirates went on a scoring streak that gave them the lead for a moment's time. DePaul went up on the Pirates on point 15, and did not relinquish the lead at that point. The Blue Demons went on to win game two 30-21.
The Pirates showed no signs of improvement in game three as DePaul went ahead once again, holding on to a two point lead. The Pirates managed to tie things up at point six, but DePaul jumped ahead again and would allow East Carolina to score only six more points thereafter. With a 22-12 lead, DePaul scored its final eight points with Janet Cotter serving.
Sarah Vick had seven kills for East Carolina, while Shannon Paton, Drewes, and Alexis Jones each had six. Jessica Vick had 15 set assists on the night, and Erica Wilson contributed nine. Paton finished the night with a .385 hitting percentage.
For DePaul, Kate Engel led the team with 16 kills, and Cheryl Przychodni had nine. Amie West had 32 assists for the Blue Demons who won their first conference game of the season.
The Pirates will return to action this Tuesday night, October 15, when they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take on the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heels are ranked in the top-20 nationally.
