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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- September 16, 2006
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648
Volleyball Extends Win
Streak to 5 games Beating Carlow, 3-0
Box
Score
Houghton, N.Y.
– The Houghton
Highlanders easily pushed aside a depleted Carlow University Celtics team, 3-0.
The Highlanders started slow but quickly picked up the pace and never looked
back with a comfortable lead in each set. (30-14, 30-19, 30-21)
The
Highlanders continued their impressive improvement from winning the 3rd
Annual Defender Volleyball Invitational at Bible Baptist College in Clarks
Summit, PA.
The
Highlanders senior core led the way offensively throughout the entire match.
Sr. Audrey Seldomridge (Landisville, PA)
hit double digit’s having 13 kills followed by Sr.
Emily Kuvshinikov (Edinboro, PA) who had 9 kills herself.
Sr. Teresa Rose (Syracuse, N.Y.) had 6
kills while, Sr. Hillary Black (Oro Station,
Ontario Canada) and Sr. Robin Frost
(Wheaton, IL) each had five kills of their own.
Sr. Elizabeth Gardner (New Castle, PA) kept
the senior offense moving with 38 assists for the game. Defensively
Jr. Stefanie Swanson (Houghton, N.Y) lead
with 18 digs for the match.
The
Highlanders look to improve on their 6-4 overall record (1-0 in AMC North
Division) tonight playing Former A.M.C. member Geneva College tonight at home at
7:00pm.
Houghton College
has deep
and
solid
roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our
teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play
and
in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and
unique emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference
for the Kingdom
on campus, in Allegany County,
in the Northeast and
around
the world.
Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected
by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door
for Houghton to be a leader,
both in the Northeast and
nationally, in character education.
Through hands-on,
innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and
student-athletes
are working together to change the culture of sport and
to change our culture through sport.
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