Oct 13, 2007

Mustangs Compete In Quad-Match

St. Mary's City, MD - The Villa Julie Women's Volleyball team travelled to St. Mary's College to compete in a quad-match. The Mustangs went 1-2 for the weekend. The Mustangs defeated Lincoln University for the second straight weekend but lost out against St. Mary's College and Averett University.

In the first game, the Mustangs competed against conference opponent St. Mary's College. The game went to four games with the Seahawks coming out on top 3-1, with line scores of 19-30, 30-27, 27-30, and 14-30. Alex Mercer (Eldersburg, MD/Liberty) led the Mustangs with 13 kills and 4 block assists. Julie Olson (Spofford, NH/Keene) put up a strong defensive effort with 26 digs and tallied 2 serving aces.

Their second match was versus non-conference opponent Averett University. The Mustangs fell 3-0 with line scores of 30-28, 30-14, and 30-16. Danielle Katsampis (New Windsor, MD/Francis Scott Key) and Mercer tallied 7 kills each. Lindsay Stielper (Elkridge, MD/Howard) completed 24 set assists, while Olson maintained the defense with 16 digs.

The Mustangs finished the day in style, sweeping Lincoln University in three games for the second straight weekend. The Mustangs won 30-11, 30-18, and 30-21. Mercer led the way again with 8 kills, with Jen Schissler (Sykesville, MD/Liberty) hitting 6 service aces.

The Mustangs return to the court on Tuesday October 16th when they host conference foe Wesley College at the Stevenson Campus at 7pm.