ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Brandeis University volleyball team suffered
a pair of conference losses on the second day of the first
University Athletic Association (UAA) round robin at Emory
University. The Judges (6-7, 0-3 UAA) fell to host Emory (12-5, 3-0
UAA), ranked No. 13 in the nation, 3-1, and dropped a 3-0 decision
to Carnegie Mellon University (9-9, 2-1 UAA).
Against the Eagles, Brandeis dropped the first two games, 30-11,
30-18, but rallied to take game three, 34-32, before suffering a
30-19 loss in the deciding game. Rookie middle blocker Piera
Carfagno (Los Angeles, Calif.) led the way offensively for the
Judges with 13 kills, while sophomore outside hitter Lorraine
Wingenbach (Buffalo, N.Y.) had 10 kills. Junior captain and libero
Shannon Trees (Savannah, Ga.) had 10 digs to lead the way
defensively, while sophomore setter Violette Ruggiero (Paradise
Valley, Ariz.) had 31 assists.
The Judges had more competitive games against Carnegie Mellon, but
were swept by the Tartans, 30-21, 30-22, 30-16. Rookie middle
Bridget McAllister (Santa Clara, Calif.) had nine kills, while
Carfagno added seven. Trees finished with 13 digs and Ruggiero
contributed 28 assists.
Brandeis is next in action at next weekend's Crabtree Classic at
Eastern Connecticut State University. The Judges were runners-up at
that tournament in 2005.
Volleyball falls to 0-3 in UAA play
Posted: Sep 30, 2006