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Women's Volleyball Downs Emmanuel, Falls To Williams In NCAA Tournament

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., November 13, 2004 - Springfield College junior Alesia Vaccari (Winsted, Conn.) registered 24 assists and a pair of service aces but it was Williams College downing the Pride, 3-0 (30-15, 30-20, 30-20) in the NCAA Division III New England Region Women's Volleyball Championship, Saturday, in Williamstown.

SC moved into the regional final with a 3-0 (30-19, 30-12, 30-28) win over Emmanuel College on Friday night in the semifinals. Sophomore middle blocker Mary Kathryn O'Neil (Liverpool, N.Y.) totaled 11 kills and four service aces, while senior Christine Jones (Wallingford, Conn.) added 10 kills and four digs to lead the Pride.

This was the second-consecutive appearance in the regional championship match for the Pride (26-8), which also won its second-straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship last Saturday after upsetting the confernce tournament's top two seeds.
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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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