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Long Named Tournament Co-MVP; O'Leary Named to All-Tournament Team at Goucher Invitational

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TOWSON, Md. – Junior Katie Long recorded 32 total kills on the afternoon to earn co-MVP honors at the Goucher Invitational after helping to lead the Bridgewater Eagles volleyball team to a 2-0 day.

Long posted 19 kills in Bridgewater's 3-0 victory in the opener against Frostburg State before racking up a game-high 13 kills in the Eagles' 3-0 win over McDaniel in the weekend finale.

Senior Casey O'Leary joined Long on the All-Tournament Team after totaling 64 digs on the weekend.

Setter Lindsay Kallam led the Eagles with a game-high 33 assists, while O'Leary led the Eagles defensively with 13 digs.

Frostburg put up 28 kills with a hitting percentage of .122 across the three sets, while Bridgewater's 48 kills and a hitting percentage of .355 overwhelmed the Bobcats.

Morgan Hoover paced Frostburg State offensively with seven kills while Kass Greis recorded 19 assists for the Bobcats and Caitlyn Droz chipped in 10 digs in the loss.

The first set of the day for the Eagles was put to bed early as Doman served out a seven-point run to put Bridgewater comfortably in front. Long tallied four kills to spark the run. An attack error from Frostburg ended the game quickly with the Eagles winning by a final score of 25-10.

Bridgewater took five quick points in set two to lead 6-1, but the Bobcats stormed back to close the set to a 17-12 Bridgewater advantage. A kill from Doman and one from Megann Grimes ended the second set with Bridgewater claiming a 25-18 victory.

FSU used an eight point run to cut an early Bridgewater advantage down to 11-9, before the Eagles used a timeout. Bridgewater came back to tie the set 11-11. Back-to-back kills from Maddy Carter and Long put the Eagles in front for good as Bridgewater went on to win the set 25-19, securing a 3-0 victory.

Bridgewater remained unblemished on the weekend heading into the final match with McDaniel and the Eagles earned an easy 3-0 victory over the Green Terror to finish the weekend with a perfect 4-0 mark.

Kallam performed well from every position in the final match of the day, posting 30 assists, nine digs, and four service aces. Senior Rebecca Claytor also chipped in nine digs for the Eagles, but O'Leary led the Bridgewater defense on the day with 15.

Anne McShea recorded 10 kills for the Green Terror and Colette Kellen put up 17 assists in the loss.

Bridgewater came out in the first set and stormed out to an eight point lead over McDaniel. A block from Doman and Cadie Castle forced McDaniel to take a timeout with Bridgewater leading, 12-4. Both teams battled back and forth out of the timeout but it was Bridgewater rolling up to a 25-11 victory.

McDaniel came out ready to fight for the second set going back and forth with the Eagles until a kill from Grimes set the tone for remainder of the set. Bridgewater pulled ahead due to three Green Terror errors to own a 24-16 lead. McDaniel staved off defeat in the second set with a six point run but a service error from the Green Terror ended the set handing the Eagles a 25-22 win.

The third set was finished in a hurry as the Eagles used a number of multi-point runs, mixed in with numerous McDaniel errors to take the match with a 25-13 victory in the third set.

The Bridgewater volleyball team returns home on Wednesday for "Throwback Night" against Virginia Wesleyan. Come out to Nininger Hall dressed in your best 90's Bridgewater volleyball gear. The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) match is set for 6:30p.m.

 

All-Tournament Team

Co-Most Valuable Players: Katie Long, Bridgewater; Jessica Geiselman, Stevenson

All-Tournament Team: Casey O'Leary, Bridgewater; Dalliana Toussaint, CCNY; Maddie White, Frostburg St.; Megan Chalk, Goucher; Brittany Crawford, Lynchburg; Anne McShea, McDaniel; Christine Isenberg, Stevenson

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Players Mentioned

Maddy Carter

#10 Maddy Carter

Opposite
6' 0"
Freshman
Cadie Castle

#9 Cadie Castle

Middle Hitter
5' 11"
Senior
Rebecca Claytor

#7 Rebecca Claytor

Defensive Specialist
5' 6"
Senior
Megann Grimes

#14 Megann Grimes

Middle Hitter
6' 1"
Sophomore
Lindsay Kallam

#5 Lindsay Kallam

Setter
5' 10"
Junior
Katie Long

#11 Katie Long

Outside Hitter
5' 8"
Junior
Casey O

#1 Casey O'Leary

Libero/DS
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Maddy Carter

#10 Maddy Carter

6' 0"
Freshman
Opposite
Cadie Castle

#9 Cadie Castle

5' 11"
Senior
Middle Hitter
Rebecca Claytor

#7 Rebecca Claytor

5' 6"
Senior
Defensive Specialist
Megann Grimes

#14 Megann Grimes

6' 1"
Sophomore
Middle Hitter
Lindsay Kallam

#5 Lindsay Kallam

5' 10"
Junior
Setter
Katie Long

#11 Katie Long

5' 8"
Junior
Outside Hitter
Casey O

#1 Casey O'Leary

5' 5"
Senior
Libero/DS