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Marietta College Athletics

MARIETTA PIONEERS
Paige DeVriendt
Larry Kave

Women's Volleyball

Carnegie Mellon Defeats Marietta Volleyball in Three

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Marietta College volleyball team had its win streak snapped at four matches following a 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-21) non-conference loss to host Carnegie Mellon University Wednesday evening. [Box Score]

The Tartans improved to 3-2 on the season. The Pioneers, playing their first road match of the season, fell to 4-1 in 2011.

Junior right side hitter Alex VanGundy (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) led the offense with seven kills. Sophomore outside hitter Paige DeVriendt (Bowling Green/Bowling Green) notched six kills. Freshman setter Laura Mauer (Terre Haute, Ind./North) had a team-high 12 assists and added seven digs.

Junior libero Jen Braun (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) had 18 digs in the loss. Freshman middle blocker Natalie Lanham (Charleston, W.Va./George Washington) posted six blocks, while senior Meredith Storey (Olmsted Falls/Olmsted Falls) had five.

Marietta will look to regroup when it participates in the Penn State-Behrend Tournament Friday and Saturday, September 9th and 10th. The Pioneers will play four matches. The first two matches will be Friday against D'Youville College at 5:30 p.m. and Kenyon College at 7:30 p.m. Marietta will then take on Hiram College Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and host Penn State-Behrend at 2:30 p.m.
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