Women's Volleyball Sweeps A Pair In Second Day of MIT Invitational
Springfield vs. Colby Box Score
Springfield vs. Bowdoin Box Score
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - September 22, 2007 The Springfield College women's volleyball team swept a pair of games in the second day of the MIT Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
With the sweep, Springfield now stands at 10-4 this season. In its first match, the Pride defeated Colby in five games, before sweeping Bowdoin in three games.
In its first match of the afternoon, the Pride received double-digit kill performances from three players en route to a 3-2 win over Colby. Springfield took the match by the scores of 30-28, 25-30, 30-16, 28-30, 15-11. Aylene Ilkson (Baldwin, N.Y.) led the way in the match with 19 kills while Heidi Yohe (Deer Park, Wash.) added 16 kills. Bethany Stosz (Amherst, Mass.) chipped in with 14 kills as well.
In its second match of the afternoon, the Pride swept Bowdoin in three games in a rematch of a previous meeting this season. Springfield had topped Bowdoin in five games in the Endicott Invitational earlier this year after an outstanding rally. Springfield took today's match by the scores of 30-24, 30-21, 32-30. Yohe paced the Pride with 10 kills in the contest.
Team Links
- 2009 Schedule
- 2009 Roster
- 2009 Statistics
- 2009 JV Schedule
- Photo Gallery
- 2008 Recruiting Brochure (.pdf)
- Live Stats
- NEWMACsports.com
- Team Archives
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.