MADISON, NJ - The College at Florham Devils were defeated by Wilkes, 3-1 (29-27, 26-24, 24-26, 25-16), in the Freedom Conference opener for both teams on Wednesday afternoon.

With the loss, the Devils dropped to 8-4 (0-1 Freedom) while the Colonels improved to 6-5 (1-0 Freedom).

Freshman middle hitter Helena Riede (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley Demarest) paced FDU with 12 kills while senior setter Kerry Kuperman (Scottsdale, AZ/Chaparral) added 18 assists and 10 digs.  Sophomore setter Nicole Weissert (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) tallied 16 assists, junior libero Marta Matera (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) notched 21 digs, sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Hoeffler (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) had 16 digs, senior defender Marcie Schlanger (New City, NY/Clarkstown South) had 13 digs and senior defender Rachel Highley (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot) had 10 digs.

The Devils return to action on Friday, September 17, 2010, at the Stevens Classic against Elmira beginning at 5 pm.