Erica Turnbull finished with a team-high five kills against the Rams.
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HAMDEN, Conn. (Aug. 29, 2008)-The Morgan State volleyball team opened up the 2008 season at the Quinnipiac Invitational and dropped its opening match of the tournament to Rhode Island, 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-18) on Friday afternoon at Burt Kahn Court.
Lauren McIntosh and Caitlin Welsh of Rhode Island each tallied a match-high eight kills and Lindsay Lytle finished with 21 assists to lead the Rams to victory.
Morgan State was led by Erica Turnbull's team-high five kills and Kierra Riley added four. Christa Rogers had 13 assists, while fellow freshman Delissa Carline had 12 digs.
The Lady Bears (0-1) finished the match with 17 kills on 99 attempts for a hitting percentage of -.081, while committing 25 attack errors, including a game-high 12 errors during the third and final game. Morgan State also totaled 12 service aces for the match.
The Rams (1-0), which had a hitting percentage of .205 with 30 kills on 83 attempts, held a 44-34 advantage in digs with Peggy Doino and Welsh collecting 14 and 10 digs, respectively.
The Lady Bears will close out the opening day of competition with a non-conference match against host Quinnipiac at 7:30 p.m. The host Bobcats lost earlier to Fordham in five games.
