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Volleyball Opens Season with Two Wins

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HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Susquehanna women's volleyball team opened its 2013 campaign with two victories on Saturday, taking down both Neumann and Widener by 3-1 scores at the Haverford Tournament.

SU (2-0) defeated Neumann in its first match of the day 25-13, 25-21, 21-25 and 28-26. The Crusaders then went on to win versus Widener 25-18, 24-26, 26-24, 25-19.

Against Widener, Jessica Holm (Montvale, N.J./Pascack Hills) led the way with 14 kills and a .464 attack percentage. Hayley Dunkel (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville Area) added 13 kills while Erin Byrne (San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) finished with 10 kills, two service aces and three digs.

Sarah Paluck (Nesquehoning, Pa./Tamaqua Area) led all players with 32 digs while teammate Maggie O'Hearn (Mountville, Pa./Hempfield) had a match-high 39 assists to complement her five digs.

With the two wins on Saturday, head coach Kuuipo Tom is just one victory shy of 200 for his career.

The Crusaders finish out their weekend with two more matches on Sunday. They face host Haverford at 10 a.m. followed by a 12 p.m. match against Eastern.

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Players Mentioned

Erin Byrne

#15 Erin Byrne

RS/S
5' 10"
First-Year
Hayley Dunkel

#1 Hayley Dunkel

MH
5' 10"
Junior
Jessica Holm

#14 Jessica Holm

OH
6' 0"
Senior
Sarah Paluck

#6 Sarah Paluck

DS
5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Erin Byrne

#15 Erin Byrne

5' 10"
First-Year
RS/S
Hayley Dunkel

#1 Hayley Dunkel

5' 10"
Junior
MH
Jessica Holm

#14 Jessica Holm

6' 0"
Senior
OH
Sarah Paluck

#6 Sarah Paluck

5' 4"
Sophomore
DS
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