St. Johns Volleyball Drops Opener of Penn Tournament

9/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Philadelphia, Pa.The St. Johns volleyball team lost its opening match of the Penn Tournament this morning to Manhattan College, 3-1 (30-26, 26-30, 19-30, 22-30), at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa. The Red Storm record is currently 8-6 on the season.

St. Johns was led by junior setter Robyn Kurasaki (Milliani, Hawaii) who recorded a double-double with 42 assists and 11 digs. Freshman Jackie Ahlers (Stony Point, N.Y) recorded 15 kills on 34 attempts for a .176 hitting percentage. Seniors Sarah McCrary (Walnut, Calif.) and Meaghan Creedon (Rohnert Park, Calif.) and freshman Yana Ruban (Kiev, Ukraine) tallied eight kills apiece.

The Red Storm returns to action later today when they play Elon at 5:30 p.m. St. Johns concludes play at the Penn Tournament with a doubleheader tomorrow when they take on Fordham at 12:20 p.m. and host Penn at 7:30 p.m.