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Contact: Geoff Wiswell

October 18, 1999 843-953-5120

Hooks Leads Furman Past The Citadel, 3-0

CHARLESTON, SC - Laura Hooks registered 24 assists and six service aces to lead Furman University past The Citadel 15-3, 15-1, 15-0 in Southern Conference volleyball action on Monday night at McAlister Field House in Charleston, SC. The Paladins improve to 13-11 overall and 9-4 in the league while the Bulldogs fall to 1-17 overall and 0-10 in conference play.

Whitney Jones added nine kills while Carrie Rowley chipped in eight kills as Furman tallied a team hitting percentage of .491 (31-4-55).

For The Citadel, Nicole Mantu picked up eight kills and four digs while Laura Bristol handed out 12 assists.

The Citadel travels to face Wofford on Friday night at 5:30 pm while Furman hosts College of Charleston on Friday at 7 pm.