GOLDEN EAGLES FRIES SURPASSES 1,000 CAREER KILLS

CLARION – Clarion University senior right-side hitter Sarah Fries (Willard, Ohio/Willard) recently became the eighth player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and now has 1,015 through Sept. 25.

Fries, who ranks eighth in school history in career kills, is the second Golden Eagle to surpass 1,000 career kills this season joining teammate Christina Steiner (5^th, 1,108). It marks third time in school history that a pair of teammates surpassed 1,000 career kills in the same season – 2002 – Melanie Bull and Beth Stalder; 2004 – Colleen Sherk and Sara Heyl.

On the season, Fries is second on the Golden Eagles with 196 kills (3.92 per game) and ranked third in the PSAC in kills per game in games played through Sept. 22. She has also added 131 digs (2.62), 17 set assists, 27 aces and 25 blocks on the year.

Fries had a career-high 332 kills (2.79 per game) in 2005 and then added 315 (2.79 per game) last season.

Clarion is 15-1 on the year and 3-1 in the PSAC-West. The Golden Eagles return to action with three matches at West Chester Friday and Saturday in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Crossover action. Clarion faces Shippensburg Friday and West Chester and East Stroudsburg Saturday.

Fries is the daughter of Roberta and the late Steve Fries.

GOLDEN EAGLE NOTES – Fries, pronounced “Freeze” was the PSAC-West Player of the Week Sept. 18 … Clarion started the season with 12 straight wins, a school record for wins at the start of a year … The last time Clarion was 15-1 was 2002 when it started 17-1 on its way to a 31-5 record. The 31 wins are a school record … The Golden Eagles have qualified for four of the past five NCAA Division II tournaments … Clarion is under the direction of first-year head coach Jennifer Harrison.