Volleyball Dominates Tip Off Tournament Behind Sullivan, Thibodeau
September 2, 2006
Alyssa Thibodeau
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).
Sarah Sullivan
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.