|   Britney Brown led Northeastern with 14 kills and added 14 assists for her 33rd career double-double. |
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Huskies down Pride 3-1 in volleyball
Oct. 31, 2009
Physical Fitness Center (Hempstead, N.Y.)
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
| Northeastern (12-11 (5-5 CAA)) | 25 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Hofstra (10-18 (4-6 CAA)) | 22 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 1 |
Britney Brown posted 14 kills and 14 assists while Caitlin Tittl tallied 10 kills and 11 digs to lead Northeastern past rival Hofstra 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 25-22) in volleyball action Saturday afternoon. The Huskies defense posted 21 total blocks in the contest. Northeastern picked up its first win in four matches and improve to 5-5 in the CAA and 12-11 overall.
With the score tied at 6-6 in the first set, Stephanie Starnes gave the Huskies two kills and Leah Neubeck delivered a service ace, coupled with a Hofstra attacking error to give Northeastern a 10-6 lead prompting a Hofstra timeout. The Pride struck back and tied the score at 19 all. Northeastern would grab a short lead, but Hofstra fought back again to tie things at 22-22 when head coach Ken Nichols used a Northeastern timeout. The Huskies responded out of the break, with Brown notching the go ahead kill as the Huskies scored the final three points of the match to take a 25-22 win.
Hofstra grabbed an early six-point lead in the second set. The Huskies would pull to within two, but the Pride continued to built its cushion, pushing the lead to 22-17, causing the Huskies to use a timeout. Northeastern snagged the first point out of the timeout on a Jessica Tkachuk kill, but Hofstra held off Northeastern for a 25-19 win to knot the match at 1-1.
The third set proved to be evenly matched with nine ties. With the score deadlocked at 16 apiece, Tittl recorded a kill to give Northeastern the lead for good and gain a 2-1 advantage with a 25-20 set win.
The Pride would not go lightly in the decisive set for Northeastern, as it jumped out to a 10-6 lead, prompting a Huskies timeout. Gradually, the Huskies fought back and a Lauryn Ciszek kill would tie the game at 19-19. Brown would record a kill on the next play to give Northeastern its first lead since the score was 2-1 to take a 23-19 lead. Hofstra rallied to within one, but a Ciszek kill gave the Huskies a two-point cushion and an attacking error by the Pride sealed the victory for the Huskies, who took the set 25-22.
Tkachuk recorded a double-double with 26 assists and 12 digs as well as tallying a career-high five blocks. Jillian Robinson matched a career-high of seven blocks and Neubeck posted a game-high 21 digs.
The Huskies return to action Friday, November 6 taking on UNC Wilmington at Solomon Court at 5 p.m.
Volleyball Box Score
2009 Hofstra Volleyball
Northeastern vs Hofstra (Oct 31, 2009 at Hempstead, New York)
Northeastern | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name SP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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2 Tittl, Caitlin...... 4| 10 3 26 .269| 2| 2 1| 1| 11| 0 3 1| 0| 13.5
4 Starnes, Stephanie.. 4| 7 6 19 .053| 2| 0 1| 2| 3| 1 2 0| 0| 9.0
7 Brown, Britney...... 4| 14 6 36 .222| 14| 0 2| 0| 9| 0 1 2| 0| 14.5
8 Ciszek, Lauren...... 4| 6 4 29 .069| 1| 0 0| 1| 4| 0 2 0| 0| 7.0
9 Tkachuk, Jessica.... 4| 8 3 32 .156| 26| 0 2| 0| 12| 1 4 0| 1| 11.0
10 Robinson, Jillian... 4| 5 5 14 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 1 6 0| 0| 9.0
1 LaScola, Jessica.... 4| 0 2 3 -.667| 0| 1 2| 0| 7| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
6 Neubeck, Leah....... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 2| 1 2| 0| 21| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
12 Kubik, Christine.... 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 1 0| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
TEAM................ | | | | 1| | | | 0.0
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Totals.............. 4| 50 29 159 .132| 47| 5 10| 5| 68| 3 18 3| 1| 67.0
TEAM ATTACK PER SET TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0
Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct
1 15 10 47 .106 15-23 65% SET SCORES 1 2 3 4 TEAM RECORDS
2 10 7 32 .094 13-24 54% Northeastern........ (3) 25 19 25 25 12-11 (5-5 CAA)
3 10 5 38 .132 13-21 61% Hofstra............. (1) 22 25 20 22 10-18 (4-6 CAA)
4 15 7 42 .190 14-22 63%
Hofstra | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name SP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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1 Scarpino, Maile..... 4| 0 0 1 .000| 1| 1 2| 0| 3| 0 0 0| 1| 1.0
7 Moore, Taylor....... 4| 5 5 24 .000| 0| 0 2| 0| 7| 0 1 0| 0| 5.5
11 Cruz, Chrissey...... 4| 0 2 6 -.333| 33| 0 1| 0| 10| 0 2 0| 1| 1.0
18 Whitney, Anissa..... 4| 8 4 22 .182| 2| 2 1| 0| 5| 2 4 1| 0| 14.0
21 Knight, Monica...... 4| 14 7 56 .125| 0| 0 1| 2| 8| 0 2 0| 0| 15.0
22 Jenkins, Carolyn.... 4| 6 3 21 .143| 1| 2 1| 0| 4| 1 3 0| 0| 10.5
10 Maneja, Kylee....... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 1| 15| 0 0 0| 1| 0.0
12 Connell, Jenna...... 4| 1 0 1 1.000| 0| 0 0| 0| 8| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
16 Markovic, Marina.... 4| 8 4 21 .190| 1| 0 0| 2| 2| 0 3 0| 0| 9.5
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Totals.............. 4| 42 25 152 .112| 38| 5 8| 5| 62| 3 15 1| 3| 57.5
TEAM ATTACK PER SET TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.5
Set K E TA Pct Sideout Pct
1 6 5 39 .026 14-24 58% Site: Hempstead, New York (Volleyball Venue PFC)
2 16 3 35 .371 14-20 69% Date: Oct 31, 2009 Attend: 53 Time: 1:45
3 12 9 34 .088 12-24 50% Referees: Jung W. Park, Bruce Hanelt
4 8 8 44 .000 14-25 56%
1 2 3 4 Total
Tie scores 10 0 9 7 26
Lead changes 2 0 5 4 11
