Saylor, O'Brien lead Volleyball at Mid Coast Classic at Bowdoin

Bowdoin 3, Worcester State 0

Rivier 3, Worcester State 0

Worcester State 3, Mount Holyoke 0

Brunswick, ME --- Worcester State went 1-2 at the Mid Coast Classic hosted by Bowdoin this past weekend as they lost to the host Polar Bears and Rivier 3-0 and rebounded with a solid 3-0 triumph over Mount Holyoke. Senior Lauren Saylor (Swansea, MA) was selected to the All-Tournament team.

Against Bowdoin on Friday evening, the Polar Bears won in sets, 25-15, 25-12 and 25-19. Freshman Kate O'Rourke (Milford, MA) impressed as she led the Lancers with five kills and three aces. O'Rourke, Saylor and sophomore Katey Figella (Feeding Hills, MA) all notched three digs in the effort.

On Saturday morning, WSC lost to Rivier in three close sets 25-17, 25-19 and 25-21. Saylor paced WSC with six kills and 11 digs, and two block assists while sophomore Brittany Stoddard (Orange, MA) added 19 assists and seven digs in the setback. The Lancers had 11 team aces highlighted by three by junior Brittany Ledoux's (Nashua, NH) while the squad also had seven team blocks. Senior Colleen O'Brien (Shrewsbury, MA) rounded things out for Worcester State with six kills.

In the afternoon match, the Lancers finished out the weekend with a 9-10 overall record as they defeated Mount Holyoke 25-12, 25-12 and 25-18. O'Brien propelled WSC with nine kills while Saylor recorded seven. Freshman Becky Lebel (Millbury, MA) had a breakout performance as she had a great all-around game with four kills, five aces and a team-best nine digs. The Blue and Gold also had 12 team aces against the Lyons as well.

Stoddard finished the weekend handing out 46 assists (15.3 per match) while Jodi Hallett (Gill, MA) had nine assists in the last set against Mount Holyoke.

Worcester State continues MASCAC play with an early week matchup at Bridgewater State on Tuesday at 7 PM. You can catch a webcast of the game at www.pennatlantic.com.