Swarthmore Falls to F&M 3-0 in Volleyball

by Sports Information
10/3/01

LANCASTER, PA -- Jen Grue (So., Canton, PA/Canton) tallied 51 assists to set a new three game record as the Franklin & Marshall College Diplomats dropped Swarthmore College 30-12, 35-33, 30-19 in the Mayser Center on Wednesday night.

The Diplomats would open up an early lead against the Garnet behind solid hitting from the trio of Emily Green (Sr., Woodstock, CT/Woodstock), Heidi Goedicke (Jr., Spring Church, PA/Elderton) and Kristen Kowalski (Jr., York, PA/Central York).

Overall, the three would combine for 45 kills, including a match high 19 from Goedicke, to improve to 11-6 overall, 4-1 in Centennial Conference play.

Following a 30-12 win in the first game, F&M would struggle in the second before staving off dropping a game by handing Swarthmore a 35-33 loss behind a match high 17 digs from Maureen Lafferty (So., Collegeville, PA/Villa Maria).

F&M would easily finsh the match off 30-19 as the team established several new program records in the process.

Overall, the Diplomats tied the three game match record for most kills with 62, set previously on November 2, 1996 versus Eastern Mennonite. Further, with a game high three blocks by outside hitter Liz Earll (Fr., New Freedom, PA/Susquehannock), F&M reset the three game record for most blocks in a game with seven.

Franklin & Marshall College will continue the season on Friday, October 4 at York College of Pennsylvania. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in the annual "War of the Roses" match.

Swarthmore (8-5, 0-3 CC) 12 33 19
F&M (11-6, 4-1 CC) 30 35 30

Statistical Highlights:
Jen Grue - 51 assists, 13 digs
Heidi Goedicke - 19 kills, 12 digs
Emily Green - 11 kills, 4 service aces
Rose Hartmann - 9 kills
Kristen Kowalski - 15 kills
Liz Earll - 14 digs, 2 kills
Maureen Lafferty - 17 digs