Press Release

OCTOBER 9, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: RUDY YOVICH. SID
260-481-6646

Billingy's Big Night helps Marshall past IPFW

Fort Wayne, IN-Freshman outside hitter Kelly-Anne Billingy recorded 31 kills, helping Marshall University to a 3-1 win over IPFW at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center on Saturday night.

The Thundering Herd (11-6) took the match by the scores of 30-21, 29-31, 30-24, and 30-25.

Billingy, at 6-3, hit an impressive .381 to go along with 14 kills. She was joined in the double-double category by another freshman, Stephanie Cahill with 15 kills and 18 digs.

Three Mastodons registered double-double nights. Freshman Cynara Martins (OH/Belo Horizonte, Brazil) had 13 kills and 14 digs, sophomore outside hitter Nicole Howell (Fort Wayne, IN) had 13 kills and 12 digs, and after a slow start, junior outside hitter Fabiana Souza (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) picked it up late with 11 kills and 10 digs.

Freshman libero Peachy Jankowski (Fraser, MI) hit double digits in digs with 16, as did senior outside hitter Lindsay Brammer (Yorktown, IN) in kills with ten.

The Thundering Herd out-hit IPFW .277 to .170 in the match.

With the loss, IPFW falls to 12-7 on the season. They will return to action Thursday night (10/14), traveling to Ball State to take on the Cardinals at 7pm. They return home on Saturday (10/16) to host Oakland University on Saturday night, at 7pm and Central Michigan on Sunday (10/17), at 3pm.

 

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