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Date: September 24, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Parent wins 200th match as Mules go 3-1 on weekend

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --- Colby College volleyball coach Candice Parent won her 200th career match as the Mules went 3-1 at the MIT Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

The Mules took a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Endicott College to give Parent her 200th win in exciting fashion Friday. Colby (11-1), though, fell for the first time this season with a 3-0 loss to Smith College after the match with Endicott.

Parent has a 202-137 record in her 11th year at Colby. The Mules took a 19-30, 30-16, 28-30, 30-16, 15-12 win against Endicott, but then lost 30-22, 30-12, 30-26 to Smith.

On Saturday, the Mules took a 3-1 victory over Muhlenberg by scores of 30-14, 30-18, 21-30, 30-27) and also recorded a 3-1 win against Vassar by scores of 3-17, 30-27, 22-30, 30-23.

No individual statistical information was available from the matches.