2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball improves to 9-5
Gillespie leads way at weekend at Marist Invitational
Andy Alongi
Issue date: 9/30/04 Section: Sports
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Coming off a 2-2 weekend at the Red Fox Classic, the Marist women's volleyball team looked to improve their record at the Marist Invitational last Friday and Saturday, opposing the University of Hartford, West Virginia University and Columbia University.
Marist began the weekend by defeating Hartford in three games, 30-18, 30-26, and 30-23.
Senior Amy Gillespie led Marist offensively, tallying 13 kills and two assists. Sophomore Jamie Kenworthy added 10 kills and one assist to the Foxes' attack. Junior Meghan Cochrane led the team with 34 assists and freshman Lauren Nikides added seven assists, totaling 41 of the team's 47 assists for the match.
Defensively, Kenworthy had 11 digs while junior Katie Lux contributed 10 digs. Sophomore Kim McEathron added nine digs of her own.
Marist looked to continue their success later on Friday evening, opposing the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The Mountaineers pounced on the Red Foxes, beating them in four games, 30-13, 31-33, 30-14, and 30-23.
Coach Sarah Watters said West Virginia's offense was too strong, in which three players attained more than 10 kills each.
"We had moments of brilliance and moments of nervousness," she said. "West Virginia got many good points, and then we couldn't get points."
Sophomore Gina Cusanelli had a game-high 17 kills while senior Allison Zemanski added 15 kills and junior Julie Hockenson put 13 points away.
Sophomore Stephanie Miksch paced the Marist offense with 14 kills whereas fellow sophomore Sally Hanson killed nine balls. Cochrane comprised 35 of Marist's 45 assists.
Marist found many contributors to the defense in this match. Lux, Cochrane and McEathron scooped up 22, 17, and 10 digs respectively.
Kenworthy led Marist offensively with two service aces and 16 kills, totaling 33 kills in the tournament. Miksch added eight kills, totaling 28 for the tournament. Cochrane assisted on 40 of 46 kills for Marist, which had 109 kills in the tournament as a team.
Defensively, Miksch had a team-high 15 digs while sophomore Dominique O'Sullivan, Cochrane, and Kenworthy each added eight digs. Sophomore Sally Hanson picked up half of the team's six blocks.
The Red Foxes finished second in the tournament with a 2-1 record, improving to 9-5 overall.
Watters said the team is determined to excel above the expectations of most Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference critics.
"We are picked to take seventh," she said. "We're out to prove everyone wrong. We feel we can be in the top four to qualify to play in the MAAC championship for the first time ever."
The Red Foxes will next oppose Providence college on Frida,y Oct. 1. They will also open up MAAC play Wednesday, Oct. 6 against rival Siena College.
Marist began the weekend by defeating Hartford in three games, 30-18, 30-26, and 30-23.
Senior Amy Gillespie led Marist offensively, tallying 13 kills and two assists. Sophomore Jamie Kenworthy added 10 kills and one assist to the Foxes' attack. Junior Meghan Cochrane led the team with 34 assists and freshman Lauren Nikides added seven assists, totaling 41 of the team's 47 assists for the match.
Defensively, Kenworthy had 11 digs while junior Katie Lux contributed 10 digs. Sophomore Kim McEathron added nine digs of her own.
Marist looked to continue their success later on Friday evening, opposing the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The Mountaineers pounced on the Red Foxes, beating them in four games, 30-13, 31-33, 30-14, and 30-23.
Coach Sarah Watters said West Virginia's offense was too strong, in which three players attained more than 10 kills each.
"We had moments of brilliance and moments of nervousness," she said. "West Virginia got many good points, and then we couldn't get points."
Sophomore Gina Cusanelli had a game-high 17 kills while senior Allison Zemanski added 15 kills and junior Julie Hockenson put 13 points away.
Sophomore Stephanie Miksch paced the Marist offense with 14 kills whereas fellow sophomore Sally Hanson killed nine balls. Cochrane comprised 35 of Marist's 45 assists.
Marist found many contributors to the defense in this match. Lux, Cochrane and McEathron scooped up 22, 17, and 10 digs respectively.
Kenworthy led Marist offensively with two service aces and 16 kills, totaling 33 kills in the tournament. Miksch added eight kills, totaling 28 for the tournament. Cochrane assisted on 40 of 46 kills for Marist, which had 109 kills in the tournament as a team.
Defensively, Miksch had a team-high 15 digs while sophomore Dominique O'Sullivan, Cochrane, and Kenworthy each added eight digs. Sophomore Sally Hanson picked up half of the team's six blocks.
The Red Foxes finished second in the tournament with a 2-1 record, improving to 9-5 overall.
Watters said the team is determined to excel above the expectations of most Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference critics.
"We are picked to take seventh," she said. "We're out to prove everyone wrong. We feel we can be in the top four to qualify to play in the MAAC championship for the first time ever."
The Red Foxes will next oppose Providence college on Frida,y Oct. 1. They will also open up MAAC play Wednesday, Oct. 6 against rival Siena College.