Volleyball Dominates Tip Off Tournament Behind Sullivan, Thibodeau

September 2, 2006

Greyhounds Dominate Tip Off Tournament

Assumption defeats St. Michael's (3-0) and Nyack (3-0)

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Assumption College opened its women's volleyball season by winning two matches in their inaugural Tip Off Tournament SATURDAY at the Laska Gym. The Greyhounds defeated Saint Michael's (3-0) and Nyack (3-0).

Individual Game Scores

Saint Michael's 3, Nyack 0 30-25, 30-25, 30-26

Assumption 3, Saint Michael's 0 30-18, 30-22, 30-28

Saint Anselm 3, Nyack 1 30-26, 30-22, 21-30, 30-24

Saint Michael's 3, Saint Anselm 0 32-30, 30-20, 30-25

Assumption 3, Nyack 0 30-20, 30-17, 30-23

The Greyhounds were led by their dynamic freshman duo of middle blocker ALYSSA THIBODEAU (Belchertown, MA/Belchertown) and setter SARAH SULLIVAN (Bourne, MA/Bourne).

Thibodeau was the standout with seven kills and seven blocks in the 3-0 win over Saint Michael's, while Sullivan played the catalyst role with 16 set assists, five kills and five service aces. In the second win over Nyack, Sullivan again led the way with 13 set assists, 7 digs, 2 kills and a block. Thibodeau finished with 4 kills, 3 blocks and a dig. Junior libero LAUREN RASWYCK (Litchfield, NH/Campbell) had 43 digs in the Hounds two wins.

Named to the all-tournament team were:

Assumption College

ALYSSA THIBODEAU (Fr., MB, Belchertown, MA/Belchertown)

SARAH SULLIVAN (Fr., SET, Bourne, MA/Bourne)

Saint Michael's College

STEPHANIE SMETANA (So., LIB, Independence, MO/Truman)

LESLIE HERWIG (Jr., MB, Kingston, NY/Kingston)

Saint Anselm College

KATHLEEN MC CARTHY (Sr., SET, Quincy, MA/North Quincy)

JENNIFER TOUGAS (Jr., OPP, Glens Falls, MA/Glens Falls)

Nyack College

GRACE FLEMING (So., OH/MH, Peekskill, NY)

LAURIE STUART (So., MB/OH, Trujillo, Peru)

Team Records:

Assumption College (2-0) Saint Michael's College (2-1)

Saint Anselm College (1-1) Nyack College (0-7)

Upcoming Matches:

Assumption College at Saint Anselm College, TUESDAY (September 5), 7 p.m.

Nyack College at University of Bridgeport, SATURDAY (September 9), 1 p.m.

Norwich University at Saint Michael's College, WEDNESDAY (September 6), 6 p.m.