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Published: September 27, 2008 11:13 pm

COLLEGE ROUNDUP (Sept. 27): NU women’s volleyball nets first MAAC win

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Niagara Gazette

The Niagara women’s volleyball team’s six freshmen combined for 52 kills, 59 assists and 59 digs as the Purple Eagles defeated Loyola in four sets in Baltimore to claim their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference victory.

Hanna Hedrick notched career highs with 24 kills, 20 digs and a .346 hitting percentage in the 25-20, (23-25), 33-31, 25-20 win.

“We pulled out a big team win,” said coach Susan Clements. “We had to fill in some holes and we needed players to step up. Hannah really came into her own today, and she is starting to take over matches.”

Niagara is 3-11 overall and 1-2 in the MAAC. Loyola fell to 3-12 and is still in search of its first MAAC win.

Men’s Soccer

Ranked team beats NCCC

Masanari Yamamoto scored with 13 minutes remaining on a corner kick to propel the Alfred State, the sixth-ranked team in the country, to a 1-0 win in Sanborn.

For NCCC (5-3 overall, 4-2 WNYAC), defenders Bob Andreas (Newfane) and Chris Bona (Roy-Hart) played well and Chris Zitterbart (Starpoint) was strong with the ball at midfield.

Golf

Singleton, Polka lead NU

Chris Singleton of Niagara Falls, Ontario shot a 2-over-par 74 on the first day of the Cornell Invitational to pace the Purple Eagles. Jason Polka (Lew-Port) shot a 75 for Niagara’s second-best score.

Football

Fisher rolls past Ithaca

Tim Bailey completed 15 of 20 passes for 320 yards and a touchdown as St. John Fisher, the No. 11 team in Division III, beat No. 16 Ithaca 37-16.

The Cardinals are 3-1 under coach Paul Vosburgh, a Lockport native. Their lone loss came against No. 1 Mount Union.

Pair of sacks for Rose in Buff State loss

Jermaine Rose (Niagara Falls) had five tackles and two quarterback sacks in Buffalo State’s 22-20 loss at Western Connecticut State.

Marc Boswell (Kenmore East) totaled 132 yards rushing and passing and ran for a touchdown as the Bengals fell to 0-3.

Women’s Tennis

NU’s Lucas shines in debut

Alyssa Lucas went 2-0 Friday at the West Point Invitational in her first collegiate tennis action. Andria Janese (Niagara Falls) teamed with Emma Cunnington for a doubles win. Victoria Tiso and Brittany Walters (Kenmore East) also had a doubles win. Results from Saturday’s matches were unavailable for this edition.