AUGUST 30, 2003
BOB ZIADIE
LADY MONARCHS CLAIM FIFTH STRAIGHT KING'S
INVITATIONAL TITLE
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College women's
volleyball team fought off a scrappy Marywood University squad en route to
capturing a fifth straight championship at the King's Invitational
Tournament Sunday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
King's and Marywood entered the Saturday morning
pairing with identical 2-0 marks and the Lady Monarchs escaped with a 3-2
victory on the way to claiming the tournament crown. King's, which
defeated Marywood 30-16, 28-30, 30-17, 31-33, 15-11, then defeated
Keystone 3-0 to improve to 4-0 on the year. Marywood would finish second
in the tournament with a 3-1 mark while Wilkes was third at 2-2.
Wilkes fell to Marywood 3-1 before downing
Misericordia 3-0. Misericordia went 1-3 after besting Keystone 3-0
following its loss to Wilkes. Keystone finished 0-4 after losses to King's
and Misericordia.
King's was led by Jessica McVey who posted 29 kills,
31 digs, and 15 service points on Saturday. Annie German followed with 26
digs and 37 kills, including the 1,000th kill of her collegiate career in
the final match against Keystone. Lauren Foster posted 45 assists and 19
service points, while Jessica Kandefer added 11 kills. Elena DiGrado
contributed 30 service points, 10 aces, and seven kills, while Katie Carr
chipped in with 20 digs.
Marywood was led by Melissa Kalymun with 11 kills,
11 assists, and four aces. Michelle Oros added 15 kills, 11 blocks, and
five aces. Ann Connelly followed with 12 kills and 10 blocks. Kate Puschak
posted 15 kills while Lauren Warburton dished out 23 assists.
Wilkes was paced by Vieselmeyer with 23 kills and 30
digs, while Megan Riley followed with 23 kills. Nicole Hahn distributed 81
assists with five aces while Amber Brennan contributed 38 digs. Jill Focht
contributed 18 kills four blocks, and four aces while Jeanine Barber
totaled 19 kills and 25 digs.
Misericordia was led by Jen Jones with 21 assists,
12 digs, and seven kills. Jessica Klimas followed with 16 assists and
eight digs. Kelly Coppage added 13 kills and 10 digs while Nicole Smith
chipped in with 13 kills.
McVey was named the tournament most valuable player
while German also gained a spot on the team. The remainder of the
all-tournament team included Vieselmeyer of Wilkes and Marywood teammates
Connelly, Oros, and Kalymun.
