NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – After opening the season at the Clarkson Classic, the State University of New York at New Paltz women's volleyball team continues playing on the road at the Vassar Tournament from Friday-Saturday, Sept. 5-6.
RECORDS: New Paltz enters the weekend at 2-2... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is undefeated at 4-0, while Ramapo College boasts a 4-1 record... Host Vassar College is 1-1, while Mount Saint Vincent College will be competing in its first matches of 2014.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (2-2):
The Hawks defeated 2013 NCAA Tournament qualifier Roger Williams University (3-2) and Simmons College (3-0) while losing to top-ranked Calvin College (3-1) and Clarkson University (3-0) at the Clarkson Classic... Junior outside hitter
Becca Borquist (Rhinebeck, N.Y./Rhinebeck) earned the first State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Volleyball Player of the Week honor following the weekend, as she was named to the All-Tournament Team... Borquist was also named the
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) NCAA Division III Upstate/Metro Volleyball Player of the Week... New Paltz is guided by 13th-year head coach Matt Giufre. STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills:
Becca Borquist (3.53 per set),
Katy Braddon (1.87 per set),
Alex Bizub (1.53 per set),
Alli Coleman (1.33 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Borquist (.310),
Katy Herbst (.250),
Maddie Zwickl (.200)
Assists: Zwickl (8.07 per set)
Service Aces: Braddon (0.53 per set), Herbst (0.47 per set), Borquist (0.33 per set)
Digs: Herbst (3.53 per set), Borquist (2.13 per set), Zwickl (1.67 per set), Braddon (1.60 per set)
Blocks:
Chantal Ramhorst (0.73 per set), Coleman (0.40 per set), Braddon (0.33 per set)
SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS (4-0): The Engineers competed at the Regis Pride Invitational and defeated Eastern Nazarene University, Regis College and Gordon College twice to open the year 4-0... Sophomore outside hitter Megan Gebhard was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week... MIT is directed by 19th-year head coach Paul Dill.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Kills: Megan Gebhard (3.80 per set), Alli Davanzo (2.82 per set), Jenny Astrachan (2.40 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Davanzo (.622), Gebhard (.533), Morgan Stewart (.500)
Assists: Nicole Gagnier (9.85 per set)
Service Aces: Clare Farley (0.77 per set), Davanzo (0.64 per set), Jennie Glerum (0.64 per set)
Digs: Lisette Tellez (3.10 per set), Farley (2.15 per set), Gagnier (2.00 per set)
Blocks: Chloe Dlott (1.00 per set), Meryl Gibbs (0.75 per set), Angie Boggust (0.67 per set)
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS (4-1): Ramapo opened the year at the 12th-Annual Greyhound Premiere Invitational hosted by Moravian College... Ramapo defeated Ursinus College, Alvernia University and Emmanuel College but fell to Marymount University... The Roadrunners picked up a 3-0 road win at Mount Saint Mary College on Wednesday night... Ramapo was picked fifth in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Preseason Poll... The Roadrunners are led by 10th-year head coach Robert Pichardo.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:Kills: Larysa Iwaskiw (6.50 per set), Rachel Selmore (2.57 per set), Emily Guzman (1.71 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Iwaskiw (.218), Selmore (.211), Guzman (.120)
Assists: Kaitlin Mac Iver (10.50 per set), Nicole Herrmann (3.00 per set)
Service Aces: Iwaskiw (1.00 per set), Amanda Rose (1.00 per set), Guzman (0.71 per set)
Digs: Iwaskiw (6.86 per set), Emily Harris (5.46 per set), Mac Iver (4.86 per set)
Blocks: Guzman (0.71 per set)
SCOUTING THE DOLPHINS (8-18 in 2013): This will be the first action for the Dolphins this season... Mount Saint Vincent was picked to finish fifth in the Skyline Conference Preseason Poll... The Dolphins return a pair of All-Skyline players in sophomore middle hitter/outside hitter Maria Leineweber and junior middle hitter Ashleigh Scozzari... Mount Saint Vincent is led by first-year head coach Alyssa Kaufman.
STATISTICAL LEADERS (2013):Kills: Ashleigh Scozzari (3.30 per set), Maria Leineweber (2.28 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Scozzari (.149), Leineweber (.140)
Assists: Zana Daluz (5.32)
Service Aces: Daluz (0.57 per set), Leineweber (0.48 per set)
Digs: Daluz (2.32 per set), Scozzari (2.27 per set), Leineweber (2.26 per set), Jennifer Roman (2.18 per set)
Blocks: Scozzari (0.55 per set), Leineweber (0.37 per set)
SCOUTING THE BREWERS (1-1): Vassar opened up the season on Monday with a victory over Brooklyn College, but fell to SUNY Cortland in five sets... Vassar welcomes back three All-Liberty League players in senior hitter Taylor Mosley, junior libero Chloe Hallum and senior hitter Clara Cardillo... The Brewers are led by 18th-year head coach Jonathan Penn.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:Kills: Paige Lerman (3.50 per set), Taylor Mosley (2.75 per set), Marie Pitre (2.71 per set)
Hitting Percentage: Clara Cardillo (.268), Lerman (.250)
Assists: Sophia Tiajoloff (9.38 per set), Gabby Miller (1.00 per set)
Service Aces: Mosley (1.00 per set), Cardillo (0.63 per set), Miller (0.63 per set)
Digs: Chloe Hallum (5.13 per set), Mosley (2.00 per set), Miller (2.00 per set)
Blocks: Cardillo (0.88 per set), Pitre (0.71 per set), Miller (0.50 per set)
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz hosts the Hawk Invitational from Friday-Saturday, Sept. 12-13... SUNY Fredonia, Mount Saint Mary, FDU-Florham and New York University will be the opponents in the weekend tournament... MIT returns to action from Friday-Saturday, Sept. 12-13, hosting the MIT Invitational... Ramapo next entertains Ithaca College, Mount Saint Vincent and St. Joseph's (LI) College from Friday-Saturday, Sept. 12-13, at the Roadrunner Invitational... Mount Saint Vincent next squares off with Ithaca and Ramapo at the Roadrunner Invitational on Friday, Sept. 12... Vassar next meets up with Williams College on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Williamstown, Mass.
