Women's Volleyball Wins Springfield Invitational

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.- Sept. 7, 2002- Springfield College senior middle blocker Jamie Austin (Bedford, N.H.) was named tournament MVP after leading the Pride to a 3-0 sweep of Western Connecticut State in the championship match of the Springfield College Invitational.

Junior outside hitter Leah Gass (Suffern, N.Y.) was also named to the all-tournament team after collecting eight digs in the championship match. Freshmen setter Alisia Vaccari (Winstead, Conn.) added 25 assists for Springfield, who opened its 2002 campaign 4-0.

Springfield College Invitational Championship Match
Springfield 3, Western Conn. 0 (30-17, 30-18, 30-16)

Consolation Matches
Suffolk 3, Lasell 0 (30-14, 30-26, 30-23)
Emmanuel 3, MCLA 0 (30-23, 30-16, 33-31)
Roger Williams 3, Endicott 0 (30-25, 30-26, 30-17)

Final Pool Play Round
Springfield 3, Emmanuel 0 (30-21, 30-17, 30-15)
MCLA 3, Lasell 0 (30-15, 30-26, 30-21)
Roger Williams 3, Suffolk 0 (30-13, 30-20, 33-31)
Western Conn. 3, Endicott 1 (30-15, 30-21, 25-30, 30-21)

All-Tournament Team
Rachel Ziminsky, Emmanuel College
Patty Mikan, Endicott College
Megan Mahoney, Roger Williams University
Lindsey Gloster, Western Connecticut State
Bridget Horray, Western Connecticut State
Leah Gass, Springfield College

Tournament MVP
Jamie Austin, Springfield College

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Head Coach Joel Dearing

Joel Dearing will enter his 21st season as head women's volleyball coach at his alma mater in the fall of 2009. Dearing is regarded nationally as one of the sport’s best coaches and he has the resume to prove it. Dearing ranks in the top-10 in Division III history with a 670-298 (.692) overall mark in 28 seasons as a women’s volleyball coach. Read more.

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