Pleasantville, N.Y. (October 2nd) - - The Saint Anselm Hawks Volleyball team played in a tri-match this afternoon at Pace University against Pace and Mercy College. The Hawks earned their first win of the season in their second match against Mercy, splitting the day 1-1. The Hawks record now stands at 1-9 (Northeast-10,  0-5).

The first match of the afternoon saw for the Hawks was against host school Pace University. The Hawks dropped the three set 25-19, 25-23, and 25-20. In the match, Charlotte Tencza (Greenfield, Mass.) led the Hawks with 12 kills and 11 digs. Rachel Flaherty (Cold Spring, N.Y.) assisted on 28 kills for the Hawks, while recording 4 digs. Margaret Tereshuck (Mission Viejo, Cal.) had 15 digs to lead Saint Anselm defensively.

The second match of the afternoon was a different story for the Hawks. The team came out strong and won their first game against Mercy 25-17. They then dropped the next two sets 25-21 and 25-18, but came back and won game four to force a fifth and deciding game. In the fifth set, the Hawks rallied off six straight points while Tereschuck was serving to take the lead 7-1. Mercy cut the lead to five at 13-8, but the Hawks won the game 15-9 to win their first match of the 2010 season.

In the Mercy match, Lauren Ross (Dracut, Mass.) and Samantha Elliot (Cumberland, R.I.) each had 14 kills to lead the Hawks offensively. Freshman Kylie Kozowski (Quincy, Mass.) also tacked on ten kills for the Hawks. Flaherty had 48 assists, while Tereschuck led the Hawks again defensively, tallying 34 digs.  

The Hawks will take the court again on Wednesday, October 6th when they play their first Northeast-10 Conference home match against Franklin Pierce. The match is set to begin at 7:30 pm.