Sept. 7, 2007

Volleyball Earns Split On Day Two of Kent State Invitational
    Kent, Ohio -- The Youngstown State volleyball team snapped a five-match losing steak defeating Canisius, 30-16, 19-30, 30-19, 30-21, on Saturday afternoon at the Kent State Invitational. The Penguins lost earlier in the day to Binghamton, 14-30, 21-30, 28-30.

    Junior Ebony Barbosa was named to the all-tournament team and paced the Penguins with 15 kills and 15 digs against the Golden Griffs.

    Senior Jessica Fraley also posted a double-double with 15 kills and 19 digs and finished with a .343 hitting percentage.

    Sophomore Ruth Boscaljon added 14 kills and six blocks while junior Karla Everhart dished out 47 assists and tallied 18 digs and four kills.

    In the loss to Binghamton, Boscaljon led the Penguins with 11 kills.

    YSU opens Horizon League play against Butler, Friday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. in Indianapolis, Ind.