VOLLEYBALL WINS ELIZABETHTOWN HALLOWEEN CLASSIC

by Sports Information
10/27/01

Finishing their last regular season tournament, the Franklin & Marshall volleyball team won the Elizabethtown Halloween Classic. The Diplomats swept their pool play yesterday, defeating host Elizabethtown (12-13), 3 games to 1. In that match, sophomore Maureen Lafferty (Collegeville, PA/Villa Maria Academy) led the Diplomats with 12 kills, and added 17 digs. Senior Emily Green (Woodstock, CT/Woodstock Academy) chipped in season high 29 digs. Junior Heidi Goedicke (Spring Church, PA/Elderton) added 10 kills and 24 digs, while classmate Rose Hartmann (Warminster, PA/William Tennet) contributed 11 kills and 5 blocks. Sophomore setter Jennifer Grue (Canton, PA/Canton) had 49 assists.
The Diplomats finished out the pool, defeating Buffalo State (24-9), 3 games to none. Junior Rose Hartmann had a strong match, earning 8 kills and 5 blocks. Setter Jennifer Grue chipped in 27 assists, while freshman Elizabeth Earll (New Freedom, PA/Susquehannock) had a strong defensive effort picking up 10 digs and 3 blocks.
In the championship bracket of the tournament, the Diplomats would face Susquehanna (20-6) , and defeat the Crusaders in four games. In the match, the Diplomats broke a school record for most blocks in a four game match with 16. The previous record of 15 blocks was set earlier this season against conference foe Muhlenberg. Green had a strong match, contributing 24 digs, 4 aces and 11 kills. Junior Goedicke would set the game high for the Diplomats with 25 digs, while classmate Kristen Kowalski (York, PA/Central York) had the team best 14 kills in the match. Grue set a personal tournament best with 50 assists.
In the nightcap, the Diplomats would lose to regional foe Moravian. The Diplomats had defeated the Greyhounds earlier in the season at the Western Maryland Tournament, but it was not to be the case today. The Greyhounds got the best of the match, defeating F&M 3 games to 1.
All three teams defeated one another as Susquehanna defeated Moravian 3 games to none in the nightcap. As a result, the Diplomats would win the tournament based on the tie-breaking formula of point spread.

October 26, 2001

Franklin & Marshall 30 30 29 30
Elizabethtown 21 24 31 16

Franklin & Marshall 30 30 30
Buffalo State 18 27 26

October 27, 2001

Franklin & Marshall 30 31 28 36
Susquehanna 21 29 30 34

Moravian 32 30 24 30
Franklin & Marshall 30 22 30 25

Tournament Statistic Totals:

Karis Conner: 42 Digs
Emily Green: 38 Kills, 9 Aces, 81 Digs, 4 Blocks
Rose Hartmann: 40 Kills, 30 Digs, 17 Blocks
Heidi Goedicke: 37 Kills, 77 Digs, 6 Blocks, 1 Ace
Kristen Kowalski: 35 Kills, 20 Digs, 3 Blocks, 3 Aces
Maureen Lafferty: 12 Kills, 47 Digs, 2 Blocks
Lynn Achenbach: 3 Kills, 10 Digs, 3 Blocks, 4 Aces
Jenn Grue: 18 Kills, 59 Digs, 3 Blocks, 1 Aces, 168 Assists
Liz Earll: 12 Kills, 59 Digs, 6 Blocks, 10 Aces