Manchester, N.H. (September 16)- The Saint Anselm women's volleyball team dropped their first Northeast-10 match of the 2008 campaign with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-10) loss to Bentley. The loss drops the Hawks to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference, while the victory improves the Falcons to 7-5 overall and 1-0 in conference play.

For the Falcons, Virginia Wong (Quincy, Mass.) led the way with a game-high 10 kills. Senior setter Tori Piskulick (San Diego, Calif.) put up 18 assists, while Falcon libero Cassie Kraft (New Braunfels, Texas) had 17 digs in the victory.

For the Hawks, Charlotte Tencza (Greenfield, Mass.) and Heather Sherlock (N. Andover, Mass.) had a team-high two kills. Freshman setter Rachel Flaherty (Cold Spring, N.Y.) pitched in with nine assists, while sophomore libero Kelly Rudolph (Winter Park, Fla.) had nine digs in the loss.

The Hawks return to the court Friday, September 19th, as they will travel to conference foe Southern Connecticut for a 7 p.m. start.