University of Albany Volleyball Sweeps Santa Clara, St. Francis, and Penn To Win HD Holiday Inn Tournament - UAlbany Sports 2009

Philadelphia, Pa. - Valerie Sourbeer and Hillary White led UAlbany to a sweep of St. Francis (Pa.) and Penn at the HD Holiday Inn Tournament hosted by the Quakers at The Palestra on Saturday. The Great Danes, who won the tournament with a 3-0 record, defeated St. Francis, 3-0, with scores of 25-12, 25-8 and 25-14 before recording a 3-1 win over Penn with scores of 25-20, 25-22, 17-25 and 25-23 in the tournament finale.

In the first match of the day, senior outside hitter Sourbeer paced the Great Danes with 12 kills and a .579 hitting percentage. Sophomore Kalyn Mostert and junior Teresa Coppiellie both recorded seven kills apiece, while Mostert also finished with seven digs, four block assists and one service ace. Setter Brooke Stanley recorded 33 assists and eight digs for UAlbany, which hit .375 and recorded seven total blocks as a team. Shirley Miller paced St. Francis (2-13) with nine kills, while Christine Breisch led the Red Flash defensively with seven digs.

Senior middle blocker Hillary White led the Great Danes to their sweep with 16 kills against Penn. Casey Wright also finished with double-digit kill totals, finishing with 10 to go along with eight block assists. Libero Laurie Gonzalez paced UAlbany defensively with a career-high 29 digs, besting her previous total by one. Stanley continued her strong all-around play with 42 assists, seven digs, six kills and four service aces.

Lauren Martin led three Penn players in double-digit kills with 17. Ashley Hawkins added 16, while Elizabeth Semmens posted a double-double with 12 kills and 15 digs. Setter Megan Tryon also recorded a double-double for Penn (9-4) with 52 assists and 14 digs.

UAlbany (8-8) will return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as they visit Colgate in a non-conference match at 7 p.m.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information