Nov. 2, 2006

Box Score

MONROE, La. - The University of Denver volleyball team posted a school-record eighth consecutive win in a five-set match against Sun Belt Conference opponent Louisiana-Monroe, 3-2, Thursday evening in Monroe, La. (30-25, 29-31, 30-25, 28-30 and 15-4). The Pioneers improve to a SBC West Division-best 11-4 and are 18-9 overall, while the Warhawks fall to 5-25 and 2-12.

"It was a passing and serving match," head coach Beth Kuwata said. "The aces and serving errors sum up this match. Whoever stayed in and controlled the others' serve won the game. We did happen to control game five. They are a great serving team and they put pressure on our service team."

In game one, the Pioneers hit .429 while the Warhawks hit .400 in the 30-25 DU win. ULM slightly edged DU in game two, 31-29, but DU registered 17 kills in the game. Denver won game three 30-25, recording 18 kills in the game and hitting .217. ULM took game four, 30-28, to tie the match, while DU hit just .071. The Pioneers responded in game five, however, to take the match with a 15-4 victory.

Senior Lisa Hunter (St. Louis, Mo.) was one of five Pioneers in double-digit kills, posting a match-high 15, while adding one assist, one ace and being part of three blocks. Sophomore Clare Maxwell (Western Springs, Ill.) recorded a match-high 53 assists, while junior Alyssa Hampton (Parkville, Mo.) had a match-high 22 digs. Freshman Emmy Davidsmeyer (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and junior Kim Muller (Ballwin, Mo.) each recorded three aces, part of the team's 11 total. Muller and sophomore Kerry Porter (Western Springs, Ill.) also contributed 3 block assists each.

DU continues its Louisiana road trip, Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., against Louisiana-Lafayette in Lafayette, La.