Women's Volleyball Goes 1-2 To Finish Off Regis Pride Tournament
Weston, MA --- Worcester State lost their first two matches, 3-0, to WPI and MIT before defeating Suffolk, 3-0 to close out the second and final day of the Regis Pride Invitaitonal. Sophomore Megan Brown was named to the all-tournament team as she averaged seven kills a match.
WPI 3, Worcester State 0 - Box Score
The Engineers of WPI needed extra play in the second set, but still came away with a 3-0 win over Worcester State on day two of the Regis Pride Invitational. WPI was paced by a game-high 13 kills from Kerrin Beovich (Seaford, NY) and nine kills from Belinda Nwagbara (Santa Rosa, Calif.). Kim Woodward (Clifton Park, NY) and Alex Rangel (Weston, FL) combined to dish out 31 assists including a game-high 20 from Woodward.
Defensively, the Engineers were led by 22 digs from Joan Porambo (Jim Thorpe, PA) and six digs apiece from Bailey Sarber (Westerly, RI) and Nwagbara. Sophomore Holly Ganser (Seward, AK) notched a game-high four blocks in the win.
Kristen Koles (Billerica, MA) led the offensive attack for Worcester State with seven kills while Megan Brown (Dartmouth, MA) and Becky Lebel (Millbury, MA) chipped in with four kills each. Joanne Grenier (Orange, MA) handed out 18 assists while Brown and Vicki O'Brien (Canton, MA) picked up nine and seven digs each, respectively. Juliana Tyo (Pepperell, MA) added a pair of solo blocks in the setback.
MIT 3, Worcester State 0 - Box Score
MIT improved to 3-0 in the Regis Pride invite with a 3-0 win over Worcester State on day two of the Regis Pride Invite. MIT was led by nine kills from Trinity Leonard (Mill Valley, CA) and five kills and two blocks apiece from Rachel Hunt (Arlington, Heights, IL) and Morgan Stewart (Powell, OH). Katie Spielbauer (Lakeview, MI) led the way defensively for MIT with 9 digs while Sharon Hao (San Jose, CA) posted a game-high 27 assists. Kelly Shulte (Riverside, CA) also added three aces in the victory.
Worcester State was paced by six kills from Koles while Brown and Lebel added five and four kills each, respectively. Brown also collected a game-high 11 digs while Alyssa Jasper (Rockland, MA) and Nicole Hanson (Dighton, MA) combined for 11 digs themselves. Grenier dished out 16 assists while Beckey Lebel also added one block for the Lancers.
Worcester State 3, Suffolk 0 - Box Score
Worcester State improved to 2-2 in the Regis Pride Invite with a 3-0 win over Suffolk University. The Lancers were paced by All-Tournament selection Brown's nine kills while Jasper notched eight kills of her own in the win. Brown also helped pace the defense with a team-high 13 digs while O'Brien and Jasper combined for 13 digs. Grenier had a game-high 18 assists while Lewis chipped in with five helpers.
Suffolk was led by Melissa Griffin's (Byfield, MA) nine kills and Jennifer Duston's (Nashua, N.H.) six assists. Katie Babb (Manchester, NH) helped out on defense with two total blocks.
The Lancers' (2-2) next match is this Wednesday at home versus Wentworth at 7 PM. They will then play in the 27th annual Worcester City Tournament at WPI on Saturday. Their opening roung game will be against Clark at 11 AM.
Brown earned a nod to the All-Tournament team for averaging seven kills a match.
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