Box Scores
Saint Anselm - W 3-1
Molloy - W 3-0

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EAST STROUDSBURG - Sophomore outside hitter Desiree Claxton and freshman outside Madison McCunney combined for 64 kills as East Stroudsburg University topped Saint Anselm, 3-1, and Molloy, 3-0, on the first day of the ESU Invitational on Friday.

Claxton had a career-high 23 kills vs. Saint Anselm and added 14 against Molloy for the Warriors (2-3). McCunney had 16 kills vs. Saint Anselm, her season best, and 11 in the night's second match.

Sophomore setter Erica Cunningham had 80 assists, including 48, by far a career-high, vs. Saint Anselm. Senior libero Maddie Hutchison added 38 digs, with 21 coming in the four-set win.

Sophomore middle blocker Erin Gloor had nine kills and five aces vs. Saint Anselm, and seven kills vs. Molloy. Freshman outside hitter Tina Predojevic added seven kills vs. Saint Anselm.

ESU won its first match of the day, 25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, before finishing off Molloy in three sets, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21.

The Warriors hit .214 with 62 kills vs. Saint Anselm, and .187 with 39 kills vs. Molloy.

ESU returns to the floor on Saturday at 12 p.m. vs. Bowie State and 6 p.m. vs. Nyack. The Warriors are hosting five matches overall both Friday and Saturday at Koehler Fieldhouse.


Game Notes
* Claxton's 23 kills and 63 attacks vs. Saint Anselm are both ESU's most in a 4-set match in the 25-point scoring era (since 2008).
* She has 83 kills in the first 5 matches (20 games) for an average of 4.15 kills per set.

* Cunningham's 48 assists vs. Saint Anselm are also ESU's most in any length match in the 25-point scoring era. The previous high was 43 by Amilee Schillinger vs. UPJ in a 4-set match in 2008.