ORANGE, Calif. – Home has not been so sweet for the
Chapman University volleyball team through the first two weeks of
the season. So it might be good news for the Panthers that they
won't play at home again until October 1.
Despite winning the first set, Chapman dropped its fourth
straight match, 14-25, 25-18, 25-8, 27-25 to visiting Pomona-Pitzer
Colleges at the Hutton Sports Center on Wednesday night. The
Panthers fell to 0-3 at home this season.
Chapman (5-6) looked solid from the early going, winning the
first set handily 25-14. The Panthers got solid net play (three
blocks) from their front line and senior S Kat Kowalski
distributed the ball evenly between the Chapman hitters to help the
Panthers to an 11-2 run to close out the set.
It was all Pomona-Pitzer (6-3) in the next two sets as the
Sagehens rallied for a pair of wins, including a convincing 25-8
decision in the third set. Carly Hite earned nine
of her match-high 14 kills in the middle two sets to pace the
Sagehens.
A comeback attempt for Chapman was halted late in the fourth
set. The Panthers rallied to take a 24-23 lead and were serving
game point with a chance to force a fifth set. However, the
Sagehens scored four of the next five points to win 27-25.
Jordan Hammond's final kill – her 11th of
the night – was the match-winner for Pomona-Pitzer.
Chapman was led by sophomore MB Kate Ferrin who
had a team-high 13 kills and no hitting errors. Ferrin was also
tough on defense with four total blocks. Kowalski added 38 assists
and a team-high 25 digs.
The Panthers will play their next four matches on the road
before facing Biola University on Friday, Oct. 1.
by Doug Aiken
Sports Information Director
Boxscore: http://www.chapmanathletics.com/sports/wvball/2010-11/files/pp-cu.htm
