EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Junior CC Chrisom (Dover, N.H.) tallied a career-high 26 digs and the Saint Anselm College volleyball team split day one of the East Stroudsburg Invitational Friday, sweeping Bowie State (25-11, 25-14, 25-15) before falling to the host Warriors in the nightcap, 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17), at Koehler Fieldhouse.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• Chrisom's match- and career-high 26 digs against East Stroudsburg bettered a 21-dig effort posted against Bentley two seasons ago. She also added a team-high six digs against BSU.
• Freshman Sarah Lowery (Chicago, Ill.) headlined the day offensively with 21 kills over the two-match slate to accompany 12 digs and three blocks—all coming against ESU.
• Sophomore Katy Teets (Dix Hills, N.Y.) added 20 kills total, including a team-high 12 in the sweep of Bowie State. She added seven of her 11 daily digs against ESU, as well as a solo block against the Bulldogs.
• Sophomore Amanda Bickford (Salem, N.H.) torched the Bulldogs for a career-high seven kills with no errors on a .583 hitting clip. She also posted two digs defensively.
• Junior Brennah Gladwill (Citrus Heights, Calif.) posted a team-high 13 kills against East Stroudsburg on a .333 hitting efficiency.
• Freshman Riley Grussing (Willmar, MInn.) added 16 assists in the victory over Bowie State.
• BSU's Marissa Martinez recorded a match-high 11 digs for the Bulldogs.
• ESU's Desiree Claxton tallied a match-high 23 kills on a whopping 63 attempts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
…vs Bowie State
• Saint Anselm came out hot in Friday morning's opener, cruising to a fast 25-11 first set victory.
• The Hawks made it a clean sweep with two more deciding set victories, 25-14 and 25-15, to pick up their second win of the year.
… vs East Stroudsburg
• Saint Anselm held the lead in the opening set against the Warriors, 22-18, before ESU stormed back to steal the first set 25-23.
• After holding off the hosts in the second set, 25-19, the Hawks staved off a pair of set points in the third before a service error swung the momentum fully into the Warriors' favor.
• ESU outhit Saint Anselm .220 to .091 in the fourth set, recording twice as many kills (16-8) to clinch the match victory.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
• Saint Anselm recorded a season-high .330 attack percentage in the three-setter against Bowie State, holding the Bulldogs to -.054 hitting on the morning.
• The Hawks also outhit ESU, .246 to .214, but the Warriors recorded 62 kills to the Hawks' 44.
• Saint Anselm won the blocking war 10-5 against ESU, but recorded five blocking errors in the matchup.
NOTES
• All 14 players dressed saw action for the Hawks against Bowie State.
• Saint Anselm moves to 2-4 on the year with Friday's split. East Stroudsburg picked up its first win of the year, improving to 1-3 overall, while Bowie State fell to 2-5 overall.
• East Stroudsburg improved its all-time record to 3-1 against Saint Anselm, while the Hawks took the inaugural clash against Bowie State in the history of the program.
UP NEXT
• Saint Anselm will continue its trek in east central Pennsylvania, battling Molloy and Nyack on day two of the East Stroudsburg Invitational Saturday. The Hawks and Lions will start up at 10 a.m., while Saint Anselm will battle their second band of Warriors at 2 p.m.
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