Volleyball Extends Streak to Four in Four-Game Win Over Wright State

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Oct. 12, 2007

Volleyball Extends Streak to Four in Four-Game Win Over Wright State

Youngstown -- Youngstown State (10-10, 4-5 Horizon League) used a balanced offensive attack and a well-rounded total-team effort to extend its winning streak to four matches with a 29-31, 35-33, 30-21, 34-32 win over Wright State (8013, 5-4 Horizon League) on Friday evening at the Beeghly Center.

Senior Jessica Fraley and junior Ebony Barbosa each posted double-doubles with 23 kills and 22 digs and 23 kills and 17 digs, respectively, to lead the Penguins. Fraley also finished with a.309 hitting percentage and added five blocks.

"I'm so proud of our whole team," Head Coach Joe Bonner said. "We really competed tonight. We played with a lot of intensity and made plays at crucial times.

"This was a total team effort tonight."

Sophomore Ruth Boscaljon hammered 22 kills with a .386 hitting percentage while junior Karla Everhart set a four-game record with a career-high 76 assists. Freshman Laurie Shives added 22 digs while sophomore Dana Leslie contributed 15 digs and three kills.

After dropping game one, 31-29, the Penguins responded with 21 kills in the second stanza, led by Fraley's 10 kills, to even the match with a 35-33 win.

The Penguins offense exploded for 24 kills and a .500 hitting percentage to lead to a 30-21 game three victory. Fraley drilled eight kills and Barbosa added seven to pace YSU.

The Penguins jumped out to a 19-13 lead in game four but the Raiders scored eight of the next 10 points to tie the game at 21-21.

YSU regained the lead 27-26 after a kill by Allison Heinz but Wright State scored the next three points to take a 29-27 advantage.

The Penguins staved off five game-point attempts by the Raiders and scored the last three points of the game for a 34-32 victory. Trailing 32-31, Boscaljon and Everhart blocked an Alisha Kimbro attack to tie the game at 32-32 and took the lead on an attack error by Kimbro.

Barbosa finished the match with her 23 kill of the match.

YSU closes its homestand against Butler, Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. at the Beeghly Center.