With 26 kills in Clarion’s 3-1 win over Ashland Friday night at the two-day Ashland Tournament, Golden Eagle senior outside hitter Melanie Bull (York/Susquehannock) became the school’s all-time career kills leader.

After Clarion’s 3-1 record and tournament championship at Ashland, Bull now has 1,498 career kills bettering the previous mark of 1,444 set by Jodi Pezek from 1987-90.

"It is a wonderful accomplishment," Clarion’s third-year head coach Tracey Fluharty said. "The previous record was set 13 years ago, and since then there have been a lot of great player come through here. For Melanie to be the one that broke the record shows what kind of an accomplishment it is. It took a lot of hard work and determination on her part. I know it was one of the goals she wanted to reach."

Bull, one of the top outside hitters in Clarion history, also holds the school career record in digs with 1,596 and is the school’s single-season school record holder in kills (548 in 2002) and digs (602 in 2001).

The Golden Eagles are 7-2 on the season and return to action Friday and Saturday at the Millersville Tournament. Clarion’s next home match is Sept. 19 when it hosts Lock Haven at 7 p.m.

Last year Clarion set a school record for wins going 31-5 while qualifying for the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament for the first time.