Lady Barons Suffer Crushing Loss to D'Youville

Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2009:

STEUBENVILLE, OH - The Lady Barons volleyball team of Franciscan University of Steubenville hosted D'Youville College on Saturday afternoon, losing 26-24, 25-17, 25-27, 18-25, 7-15. With the loss, the Lady Barons fell to 4-9 (1-3) on the season.

Several Lady Barons posted impressive numbers in the loss. Ali Aeschliman of Steubenville, OH, had 10 kills and 2 blocks. Meg Kay continued her consistent play with 9 kills, while Anna Cain and Meghann Maccoun added 8 each. Captains Paddy Scott and Teresa Marcotte were team leaders in assists with 19 and 17 assists, respectively. Libero Nicole Henson had 14 digs, while Julie Matanzo contributed 13 and Alyssa Wappes had 12.

"It was a tough loss to swallow," Lady Barons coach Kelly Herrmann remarked in a post-game interview. "We won the first two games while making several errors. We lost a close third game, and then we became emotionally crushed and lost the final two. We made several errors today, and that's something that really needs to be cleaned up if we're going to win some matches."

The Lady Barons' next contest is a tri-match at Penn State-Beaver starting at 7:30 p.m.