WASHINGTON, D.C. - It was a short trip across
town for the Gallaudet University volleyball team on Wednesday
night as the Bison faced Catholic University of America (23-9) at
the DuFour Center. The Bison lost 3-1 after GU (20-11) won the
first set but dropped the match to the Cardinals; 25-23, 21-25,
22-25, 20-25.
Senior Amanda Krieger (Carmel, Ind.) and
freshman Ann Whited (Fishers, Ind.) led the Buff
and Blue with 14 kills each. Krieger added digs and Whited tallied
11 digs. Senior Justine Jeter (Noblesville, Ind.)
made a team-high 21 digs to go with seven kills. Sophomore
Paige Johnson (North Richland Hills, Texas) passed
out 34 assists, made 10 digs and a team best four service aces and
four kills. Gallaudet was without the service of senior libero
Shana Lehmann (Frederick, Md.). Freshman
Mari Klassen (British Columbia, Canada) added
three service aces, four kills and six digs.
The Bison will travel to St. Mary's City, Md., on Friday,
October 30, to participate in the Seahawk Invitational hosted by
St. Mary's (Md.) College. Gallaudet will face No. 23 Eastern
University and Washington & Lee University on Friday followed
by two matches against Bridgewater (Va.) College and CCNY on
Saturday.
