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American Volleyball Keeps Streak Alive
Eagles sweep Holy Cross en route to 10th straight win

Game Stats | October 19, 2001

Judit Szekelyhidi dominated the Crusaders with a .500 hitting percentage and 14 kills.

WASHINGTON --The American women’s volleyball team dusted off some cobwebs after a week’s rest to defeat visiting Holy Cross, 3-0, Friday at Bender Arena. After narrowly winning the first game by a 31-29 margin, the Eagles took control and rolled to a 30-15 game two victory and a 30-26 third game score to take the match and keep their winning streak alive at 10-straight.

The Eagles improve to a perfect 9-0 in the Patriot League and 15-2 overall. The team also extends its home winning streak to 12 matches.

Junior Judit Szekelyhidi (Ujszentivan, Hungary/Szegedian Club) posted 14 kills, five service aces and a .500 hitting percentage to lead American on the attack. Sophomore Karla Kucerkova (Olomovc, Czech Republic/Brno) notched a game-high 18 kills along with a .469 attack percentage and freshman Natacha Cornaz (Lausanne, Switzerland/Gymnase Auguste Piccard) had a break-out match, registering 10 kills, five service aces, five digs and a .438 attack percentage.

Holy Cross falls to 2-6 in the Patriot League and 10-9 overall heading into a match at Navy on Saturday.

The Eagles remain at home to host the visiting Black Knights of Army on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

Match Summary
Kills: American 57, Holy Cross 29
Attack Percentage: American .294, Holy Cross .203
Blocks: American 4, Holy Cross 5
Assits: American 54, Holy Cross 22