NAZARETH LOSES TWICE AT WELLESLEY
Golden Flyers host St. John Fisher Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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WELLESLEY, Mass. (Oct. 14, 2006) -- Nazareth lost two matches Saturday in the second day of the Wellesley Invitational. The Golden Flyers lost to eventual tournament titlist Dubuque in five games. Scores were 30-12, 30-22, 23-30, 25-30, 15-10.

In their second match the Golden Flyers lost to host Wellesley in four games 30-13, 30-25, 28-30, 30-25.

Dubuque outlasted Nazareth in a marathon five-set match, taking its second step toward the tournament championship.
Dubuque took charge early behind the serving and hitting of junior middle blocker Jena Goedken, winning the first two games 30-12 and 30-25
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Nazareth bounced back to take games three and four, with tough serving and solid hitting from Laura Persico and Katelynn Reed. In the fifth and deciding game, Dubuque jumped out to an 8-4 lead. The Golden Flyers battled back to tie the game at 8-8, but the Spartans broke away again to take a 10-8 lead, holding on to win 15-10.

Nazareth was led by sophomore outside hitter Laura Persico, with 13 kills and five aces. Freshman middle hitter Kate Reed added nine kills, and junior Elyse Monje tallied 37 assists. Natasha Villane and Carra Vanderstyne (pictured) led the Golden Flyers on defense, with 23 and 21 digs, respectively. Jena Goedken led Dubuque with a school-record 38 kills.

In the next match, sophomore Jessica Duff led the hosts to a 3-1 victory over Nazareth. Wellesley dominated the first set 30-13, with Duff leading all hitters in the opening game with seven kills on nine attempts. Wellesley took the second set as well, 30-25, to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Nazareth rallied in the third game, using a strong service attack to take the set 30-28 and narrow Wellesley’s lead to 2-1. Wellesley came out on fire at the start of the fourth and final game, taking a 12-3 lead.Nazareth rallied for a five-point streak at the end of the game, but Wellesley held on for a 30-25 win to take the match.

Laura Persico once again led the Golden Flyers with 14 kills. Elizabeth Tregan and Hillary Adams tallied five blocks each. Kate Zwickl and Elyse Monje shared setting duties, chipping in 22 and 11 assists, respectively. Carra Vanderstyne led Nazareth with 19 digs.

Nazareth returns to action Tuesday to host St. John Fisher in am Empire 8 Conference match at 7 p.m.