STANDISH, ME - The Saint Joseph's volleyball team fell to 12-8 overall and 3-3 in GNAC play after losing to conference foes Emerson (14-4, 4-0) and Lasell (6-9, 3-1), 3-0 and 3-2, respectively, on Saturday afternoon. Kiah Begley '13 (Berwick, ME/St. Thomas Aquinas) recorded 56 assists and Caitlin Cleary '13 (Scarborough, ME) had 45 digs and 22 kills in the two-match set. Emerson defeated Lasell 3-0 in the sandwich match.

Emerson proved to be very efficient in the opener with just 8 errors in 78 attempts with 27 kills and an SJC opponent high .244 hitting percentage. Lauren Zaniboni '11 (San Diego, CA) led the way with 9 kills and no miscues in 21 attempts to go with 10 digs and 4 total blocks. Teammate Erin Connolly '10 (Quincy, MA) chipped in with 9 kills and 7 digs and Jessica Drumright '12 (San Francisco, CA) notched a team-high 13 assists in the triumph.

The Monks attempted 100 attacks against the Lions, but the visitors countered with 56 digs, also an opponent-high for a three-set match, to offset the effort. Cleary and Karen King '12 (Scarborough, ME) both collected 9 digs and Begley had a game-high 15 assists in the loss.

The Monks set new team season-highs by wide margins with 250 attacks and 164 digs in the nightcap loss to Lasell, but the Lasers recorded amazing totals of 165 digs and 52 kills en route to victory in the closely-contested match.

For the Monks, Cleary had 36 digs and 18 kills and Sarah Hawkes '13 (Pownal, ME) notched 40 digs and 14 kills in a losing effort. Begley added 41 assists and 26 digs and Jordan Pelczar '12 (Meredith, NH) collected 21 digs for the Royal Blue. Leocadya Koziski '13 (Peabody, MA) and Kaliopy Hologitas '12 (Rockland, MA) both netted 17 digs in the conference match.

For the Lasers, Danielle Drapeau '12 (Biddeford, ME) registered a match-high 19 kills and Elizabeth Nichols '13 (Southington, CT) posted 18 kills. Amanda Major '10 (Southbury, CT) had 43 digs and Meghan Crozier '12 (Ballston Spa, NY) netted 43 assists and 23 digs in the win.

Saint Joseph's will try get back on the winning track when the Monks play host to non-conference opponent Bates College on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

Emerson def. St. Joseph's (Me.) 25-11,25-13,25-13

Emerson (14-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Lauren Zaniboni 9-2-4;
Erin Connolly 9-0-2; Maddie Breeland 4-0-0; Jessica Drumright 3-0-3;
Lane Brenner 1-0-0; Jilisa Rawding 1-0-1; Katie Bailey 0-1-0; Allie
Rosenberg 0-1-0; Sara Rutan 0-2-0; Totals 27-6-6.0. (Assists) -
Jessica Drumright 13. (Dig leaders) - Sara Rutan 11; Maddie Breeland
11; Lauren Zaniboni 10

St. Joseph's (Me.) (12-7) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Sarah Hawkes
6-1-0; Karen King 4-0-1; Caitlin Cleary 4-1-0; Jordan Pelczar 3-0-1;
Kiah Begley 1-1-0; Laurin Barresi 1-0-0; Totals 19-3-1.0. (Assists) -
Kiah Begley 15. (Dig leaders) - Caitlin Cleary 9; Karen King 9

Site: Standish (Me.) (Harold Alfond)

Date: Oct 03, 2009   Attend: 30   Time: 1hr 5m

Referees: Patricia Mador, John Cavanaugh

Lasell def. St. Joseph's (Me.) 24-26,25-16,24-26,25-21,15-9

Lasell (6-10) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Danielle Drapeau 19-2-3;
Elizabeth Nichols 18-0-6; Eileen Barrett 6-0-2; Jenna-Lynn Geary
5-0-0; Kristina Anderson 1-0-3; Lauren Short 1-2-1; Meghan Crozier
1-4-0; Amanda Major 1-0-0; Melanie Costa 0-2-0; Totals 52-10-10.0.
(Assists) - Meghan Crozier 43. (Dig leaders) - Amanda Major 43;
Melanie Costa 37; Meghan Crozier 23; Jenna-Lynn Geary 22; Lauren Short
19; Danielle Drapeau 11

St. Joseph's (Me.) (12-8) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Caitlin Cleary
18-3-0; Sarah Hawkes 14-1-2; Leocadya Koziski 5-0-0; Jordan Pelczar
4-0-1; Karen King 2-0-1; Laurin Barresi 1-0-0; Kiah Begley 1-2-0;
Kaliopy Hologitas 0-1-0; Totals 45-7-3.0. (Assists) - Kiah Begley 41.
(Dig leaders) - Sarah Hawkes 40; Caitlin Cleary 36; Kiah Begley 26;
Jordan Pelczar 21; Kaliopy Hologitas 17; Leocadya Koziski 17

Site: Standish, Maine (Alfond Center)

Date: Oct 03, 2009   Attend: 30   Time: 2hrs

Referees: John Cavanaugh, Nick Bryant