ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. � Laurie Barman led Newberry with 14 kills and hit .314 while the Indians recorded their most blocks since Sept. 17 but the Scarlet and Gray fell to Eckerd Thursday night, 3-0. Barman also recorded two block solos and three block assists in the conteste while Cara Coleman added one block solo and six block assists. Game scores were 23-30, 21-30 and 22-30.

The Indians hit .128 to Eckerd�s .250. Andrea Krzystan led the Tritons with 12 kills while Angela White notched 11. White recorded a double-double as she also recorded 11 digs.  Leigh Badoyen and Lea Melton each added 10 kills for the Triton effort. For the Indians, Coleman and Jamie Foster-Mann each added five kills.

The 12 total team blocks Newberry recorded Thursday night was the most the team has made since making 15 at Tusculum on Sept. 17 and it was the second consecutive match in which Newberry has made double digit total team blocks.

Serving was crucial in the match as Eckerd notched seven aces and only three errors, giving the Tritons a differential of +4 while Newberry had five aces and eight errors, giving the Indians a serve differential of -3.

One aspect of the Indian defense struggled in the match as Newberry was outdug 52-37, the least amount of digs Newberry has made since the Indians� 3-0 defeat at Carson-Newman on Sept. 16. However, another aspect shone through as Newberry tied a season high with four block solos in the match. Barman single-handedly stopped two Triton attacks while Coleman and Kristin Pulone each stopped one as well.

The Indians next return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 19 as they continue their four-match road swing with a mid-week match at Augusta State. This will be the second time the Jaguars and the Indians have met this season as Newberry will try to redeem themselves from a 3-2 defeat to Augusta State in the first match of the season.

                            Short Box Score (Match)
                        2005 Newberry Indian Volleyball
   Newberry Indians vs Eckerd Tritons (Oct 13, 2005 at St. Petersburg, Fla.)

  Eckerd Tritons def. Newberry Indians 30-23,30-21,30-22

  Newberry Indians (10-11, 5-4 South Atlantic Conference) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Laurie Barman
  14-1-5; Jamie Foster-Mann 5-2-2; Cara Coleman 5-1-7; Tonya Deese
  4-0-2; Kristin Pulone 4-1-3; Alicia Khoury 2-0-0; Jessica Lipsi 1-0-1;
  Totals 35-5-12.0. (Assists) - Alicia Khoury 25. (Dig leaders) -
  Kristin Pulone 10; Cara Coleman 6

  Eckerd Tritons (11-8, 3-5 Sunshine State Conference) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Andrea Krzystan
  12-0-3; Angela White 11-0-3; Leigh Badoyen 10-0-5; Leah Melton 10-0-5;
  Kristy Busse 4-1-1; Kati Therriault 3-0-2; Alex Arendell 2-4-1;
  Shannon Ruby 0-1-0; Kelly Morrisroe 0-1-0; Totals 52-7-10.0. (Assists)
  - Alex Arendell 34. (Dig leaders) - Kristy Busse 12; Angela White 11;
  Kelly Morrisroe 10; Alex Arendell 8

  Site: St. Petersburg, Fla. (McArthur Center)
  Date: Oct 13, 2005   Attend: 137   Time: 1:29   
  Referees: David Carstenson, Rebecca Carstenson